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telepathy
[ tuh-lep-uh-thee ]
/ təˈlɛp ə θi /
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noun
communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
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Also called mental telepathy.
OTHER WORDS FROM telepathy
tel·e·path·ic [tel-uh-path-ik], /ˌtɛl əˈpæθ ɪk/, adjectivetel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·path·ic, adjectivenon·tel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby telepathy
teleonomy, teleost, telepath, telepathist, telepathize, telepathy, teleph., téléphérique, telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank
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British Dictionary definitions for telepathy
telepathy
/ (tɪˈlɛpəθɪ) /
noun
psychol the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific lawsAlso called: thought transference Compare telegnosis, clairvoyance
Derived forms of telepathy
telepathic (ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk), adjectivetelepathically, adverbtelepathist, nounWord Origin for telepathy
C19: from tele- + Greek patheia feeling, perception: see -pathy
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Cultural definitions for telepathy
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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