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second sight
noun
- the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
second sight
noun
- the alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance
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Derived Forms
- ˈsecond-ˈsightedness, noun
- ˈsecond-ˈsighted, adjective
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Other Words From
- second·sighted adjective
- second·sighted·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of second sight1
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Idioms and Phrases
Clairvoyance, as in Jane must have second sight; she knew exactly where Dad had mislaid his keys . This expression, alluding to the supposed power of someone to perceive an event in the future or distance as though actually present, dates from the early 1600s.Discover More
Example Sentences
They find a universe where others see only trifles; they are gifted with the second-sight and live amid miracles.
"It was a sort of second-sight—what they call a brainwave," Nick smiled.
I wasn't glad; perhaps it was a mother's jealousy, perhaps it was second-sight a-warning of me; but I couldn't be pleased nohow.
All three had waking hallucinations (second-sight, forebodings, etc.).
Probably it is the second-sight of the Scotch, except that they have it in the back of the head.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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