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clairvoyance
(clair|voy¦ance)
Pronunciation:
/klɛːˈvɔɪəns/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact:
she stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance
Origin:
mid 19th century
: from French. from
clair
'clear' +
voir
'to see'
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