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    PSYCHIC PHENOMENA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processesplay

    Synonyms:

    parapsychology; psychic phenomena; psychic phenomenon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("psychic phenomena" is a kind of...):

    anomalous communication; psychic communication; psychical communication (communication by paranormal means)

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

    clairvoyance; E.S.P.; ESP; extrasensory perception; second sight (apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses)

    psychokinesis; telekinesis (the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force)

    spirit rapping; table rapping; table tapping (alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead)

    table lifting; table tilting; table tipping; table turning (manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits)

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