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sen⋅tience

  [sen-shuhns]
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–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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Sentience

Sen"ti*ence\, Sentiency \Sen"ti*en*cy\, n. [See Sentient, Sentence.] The quality or state of being sentient; esp., the quality or state of having sensation. --G. H. Lewes

An example of harmonious action between the intelligence and the sentieny of the mind. --Earle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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