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Friday, December 5, 2014

Word of the Day: Clairaudience


Word of the Day: clairaudience

Clairaudience (noun): "The power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead. " ("Clairaudience", 2014, para. 1).


Examples:
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Reference
Clairaudience. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/clairaudience

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