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clairvoyance

Pronunciation: /klɛːˈvɔɪəns/
Definition of clairvoyance

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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