cryptesthesia

[krip-tuhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

crypt·es·the·sia

[krip-tuhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
noun Psychology.
allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.

Origin:
1920–25; crypt(o)- + esthesia
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cryptaesthesia or (US) cryptesthesia (ˌkrɪptəsˈθiːzɪə)
 
n
psychol another term for extrasensory perception
 
cryptesthesia or (US) cryptesthesia
 
n

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cryptesthesia crypt·es·the·sia or crypt·aes·the·sia (krĭp'tĭs-thē'zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.
A mode of paranormal perception, such as clairvoyance.

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