bilocation

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/baɪləʊˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounbilocation (countable and uncountable, plural bilocations)

plural bilocations

  1. countableuncountableparapsychologyThe ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.

    Throyle explained about the mysterious shamanic power known as bilocation, which enables those with the gift literally to be in two or more places, often widely separated, at the same time.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 159

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishlocation
  7. Englishbilocation

From bi- + location.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan bilocació
  • bilocacióparanormal ability
Czech bilokace
  • bilokaceparanormal ability
Dutch bilocatie
  • bilocatieparanormal ability
French bilocation
  • bilocationparanormal ability
German Bilokation
  • Bilokationparanormal ability
Italian bilocazione
  • bilocazioneparanormal ability
Japanese バイロケーション
  • バイロケーション (bairokēshon)paranormal ability
Polish bilokacja
  • bilokacjaparanormal ability
Portuguese bilocação
  • bilocaçãoparanormal ability
Russian билока́ция
  • билока́ция (bilokácija)paranormal ability
Spanish bilocación
  • bilocaciónparanormal ability
Turkish bilokasyon
  • bilokasyonparanormal ability
Cite this entry
APA

bilocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilocation

MLA

“bilocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilocation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilocation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilocation.

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