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telepathy

nounattested in dialogue

  • //tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi//
  • //təˈlɛp.ə.θi//
  • //ˈtɛl.əˌpæθ.i//

The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

noun

  1. 1

    The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

Etymology

From tele- + -pathy.

Forms

plural
telepathies
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