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cryptaesthesia

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθiːz.i.ə/

The English word “cryptaesthesia” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

From crypt- + -aesthesia.

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