pareidolias

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A form of pareidolia — The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pareidolia
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