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sen⋅tience

[sen-shuhns]
–noun
sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
Also, sen⋅tien⋅cy.


Origin:
1830–40; senti(ent) + -ence
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sen·tience   (sěn'shəns, -shē-əns)   
n.  
  1. The quality or state of being sentient; consciousness.

  2. Feeling as distinguished from perception or thought.

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