telesthesia

[ tuhl-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
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noun
  1. sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.

Origin of telesthesia

1
First recorded in 1880–85; tel-1 + esthesia

Other words from telesthesia

  • tel·es·thet·ic [tel-uhs-thet-ik], /ˌtɛl əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for telesthesia

telesthesia

/ (ˌtɛlɪsˈθiːzɪə) /


noun
  1. the usual US spelling of telaesthesia

Derived forms of telesthesia

  • telesthetic (ˌtɛlɪsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

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