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parapsychology

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par⋅a⋅psy⋅chol⋅o⋅gy

  [par-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
Origin:
1925–30; para- 1 + psychology

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅psy⋅cho⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
par⋅a⋅psy⋅chol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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par·a·psy·chol·o·gy   (pār'ə-sī-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of the evidence for psychological phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis, that are inexplicable by science.
par'a·psy'cho·log'i·cal (-sī'kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., par'a·psy·chol'o·gist n.
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Cultural Dictionary

parapsychology [(par-uh-seye-kol-uh-jee)]

The study of extrasensory perception (ESP), communications with the dead, telekinesis (using mental energy to cause distant objects to move), and other mental phenomena that have not been explained or accepted by scientists. (See psychic research.)

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Word Origin & History

parapsychology 
1924, from para- "beside" + psychology (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: para·psy·chol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "par-&-(")sI-'käl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a field of study concerned with the investigation of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena (as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis)
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parapsychology par·a·psy·chol·o·gy (pār'ə-sī-kŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of extrasensory perception, such as telepathy, psychokinesis, and clairvoyance.

par'a·psy'cho·log'i·cal (-sī'kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.

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