clairaudience

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noun

The power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.

OriginFrench clair →
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Meanings

nounclairaudience (countable and uncountable, plural clairaudiences)

plural clairaudiences

  1. countableuncountableparapsychologyThe power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.

Origin

  1. Frenchaudience“hearing”
  2. Frenchclair“clear”
  3. Englishclairaudience

Modelled on clairvoyance; from French clair (“clear”) + French audience (“hearing”).

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APA

clairaudience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairaudience

MLA

“clairaudience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairaudience. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clairaudience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clairaudience.

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