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clairvoyance-

[klair-voi-uh ns]

-noun

1. supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing.

2. quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity.

origin:

"paranormal gift of seeing things out of sight," 1847, from Fr. clairvoyance (O.Fr. cleveans, 13c.) "insight, clear-sightedness," from clairvoyant. A secondary sense in Fr. is the main sense in Eng.