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    OLFACTION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The faculty that enables us to distinguish scentsplay

    Synonyms:

    olfaction; olfactory modality; sense of smell; smell

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("olfaction" is a kind of...):

    modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)

    exteroception (sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "olfaction"):

    nose (the sense of smell (especially in animals))

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