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clairvoyance

clair·voy·ance [ kler vóy ənss ] or clair·voy·an·cy [ kler vóy ənssee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
seeing what is not normally seen: the supposed ability to perceive things that are usually beyond the range of human senses

[Mid-19th century. < French< clairvoyant "clear-sighted" < voyant present participle of voir "see"]
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