telepathic
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ə noun
communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
Also called mental telepathy.
Related forms
tel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·tel·e·path·ic, adjective
non·tel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverb
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telepathy (tɪˈlɛpəθɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| psychol telegnosis Compare clairvoyance Also called: thought transference the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific laws | |
| [C19: from | |
| telepathic | |
| —adj | |
| tele'pathically | |
| —adv | |
| te'lepathist | |
| —n | |
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Telepathic
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| telepathy (tɪˈlɛpəθɪ) | |
| —n | |
| psychol telegnosis Compare clairvoyance Also called: thought transference the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific laws | |
| [C19: from | |
| telepathic | |
| —adj | |
| tele'pathically | |
| —adv | |
| te'lepathist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
telepathy
1882, coined (along with telæsthesia) by Eng. psychologist Frederic Myers (1843-1901), from tele- "far" (see tele-) + -pathy "feeling." Telepathic is first recorded 1884. The noun telepath is a 1907 back-formation.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
telepathy te·lep·a·thy (tə-lěp'ə-thē)
n.
Communication by means other than through the normal senses.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
telepathy [(tuh-lep-uh-thee)]Knowledge conveyed from one individual to another without means of the five senses; mind reading. (See also extrasensory perception, parapsychology, and psychic research.)
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Example sentences
The project centers around a series of surgical techniques that are designed to create the ability for telepathic communication.
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