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extrasensory perception

noun

Definition of extrasensory perception

: perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience

— called also ESP

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Synonyms for extrasensory perception

Synonyms

clairvoyance, second sight, sixth sense

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Examples of extrasensory perception in a Sentence

discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception

First Known Use of extrasensory perception

1934, in the meaning defined above

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extrasensory perception

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English Language Learners Definition of extrasensory perception

: the ability to know things (such as what another person is thinking or what will happen in the future) that cannot be known by normal use of the senses

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extrasensory perception

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Medical Definition of extrasensory perception

: perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience

— called also ESP

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