Cryptaesthesia

//ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθiːz.i.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Extrasensory perception. uncountable
  2. 2
    The reappearance of prior perceptions not stored in episodic memory as if they were a new experience; contrast cryptomnesia. uncountable

Etymology

From crypt- + -aesthesia.

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