claircognizance

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noun

The ability for a person to acquire psychic knowledge without knowing how or why they knew it.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

noun

alternative claircognisance

  1. The ability for a person to acquire psychic knowledge without knowing how or why they knew it.

Origin

Presumably from late 17th century French clair (“clear”) + cognizance.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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