Meanings
noun
- The awareness that this present moment will become a memory
Origin
Coined by John Koenig in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. From French, meaning "seen as soon as"
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APA
dès vu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A8s%20vu
MLA
“dès vu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A8s%20vu. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dès vu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A8s%20vu.
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