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clair⋅voy⋅ant

  [klair-voi-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.
2. of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance.
–noun
3. a clairvoyant person.
Origin:
1665–75; < F, equiv. to clair clear + voyant seeing (prp. of voir to see < L vidēre; see -ant )

Related forms:
clair⋅voy⋅ant⋅ly, adverb
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clair·voy·ant   (klâr-voi'ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to clairvoyance.
  2. Having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses.
n.  A person, such as a medium, possessing the supposed power of clairvoyance.

[French : clair, clear (from Latin clārus; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots) + voyant, present participle of voir, to see (from Latin vidēre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]
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Clairvoyant

Clair*voy"ant\, a. [F., fr. clair clear + voyant, p. pr. of voir to see. See Clear, and Vision.] Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses.

Clairvoyant

Clair*voy"ant\ n. One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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clairvoyant 
"having psychic gifts," 1847 (in clairvoyance), earlier "having insight" (1671), from Fr. clairvoyant "seeing clearly," from clair (see clear) + voyant "seeing," prp. of voir, from L. videre "to see" (see vision). The noun is first attested 1851, from the adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1clair·voy·ant
Pronunciation: -&nt
Function: adjective
: of or relating to clairvoyance

Main Entry: 2clairvoyant
Function: noun
: one having the power of clairvoyance
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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