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te⋅lep⋅a⋅thy

[tuh-lep-uh-thee]
–noun
communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
Also called mental telepathy.


Origin:
1880–85; tele- 1 + -pathy


tel⋅e⋅path⋅ic [tel-uh-path-ik] , adjective
tel⋅e⋅path⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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te·lep·a·thy   (tə-lěp'ə-thē)   
n.  Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power.
tel'e·path'ic (těl'ə-pāth'ĭk) adj., tel'e·path'i·cal·ly adv., te·lep'a·thist n.
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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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Word Origin & History

telepathy 
1882, coined (along with telæsthesia) by Eng. psychologist Frederic Myers (1843-1901), from tele- "far" + -pathy "feeling." Telepathic is first recorded 1884. The noun telepath is a 1907 back-formation.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: te·lep·a·thy
Pronunciation: t&-'lep-&-thE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
: apparent communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means —tele·path·ic /"tel-&-'path-ik/ adjectivetele·path·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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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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