telepathy

noun

te·​lep·​a·​thy tə-ˈle-pə-thē How to pronounce telepathy (audio)
: communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
telepathic adjective
telepathically adverb

Examples of telepathy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The next year, Schmeisser marched into a large conference room at Army Research Office headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to pitch a research project to investigate synthetic telepathy for soldiers. Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012 These detector settings allow Alice and Bob to ask the particles different questions; an additional trick to throw off their apparent telepathy. Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022 Sterling and Blair’s world — and the logic of their kitschy twin telepathy — is thrown into total chaos. Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2020 Psychic powers, including telekinesis and telepathy. Dragon King (1981): Real name unknown. cleveland, 29 May 2020 Now confined to a mental hospital, the spectral Mabuse (again Klein-Rogge) uses mental telepathy and a form of radio to incite a crime wave. J. Hoberman, New York Times, 6 May 2020 As a result, some of the first clear influences seen in Superman come from such stories', which often featured characters who possessed incredible abilities such as superhuman strength, telepathy, and clairvoyance. Theo Karasavvas, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2020 Well, Masa has even presented on telepathy (which seemed to me an eerie coincidence to the Harbinger character Harada). Jason Kothari, Quartz India, 13 Mar. 2020 Her books are often known to feature mysteries involving children or telepathy. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telepathy was in 1882

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“Telepathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telepathy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

telepathy

noun
te·​lep·​a·​thy tə-ˈlep-ə-thē How to pronounce telepathy (audio)
: apparent communication from one mind to another without speech or signs
telepathic adjective
telepathically adverb

Medical Definition

telepathy

noun
te·​lep·​a·​thy tə-ˈlep-ə-thē How to pronounce telepathy (audio)
plural telepathies
: apparent communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
telepathic adjective
telepathically adverb
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