First Known Use: 1864
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clairaudience
noun clair·au·di·ence \kler-ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s, -ˈä-\
Definition of CLAIRAUDIENCE
: the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality
— clair·au·di·ent \-ənt\ adjective
— clair·au·di·ent·ly adverb
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Origin of CLAIRAUDIENCE
clair- (as in clairvoyance) + audience (act of hearing)
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clairaudience
noun clair·au·di·ence \kla(ə)r-ˈȯd-ē-ən(t)s, kle(ə)r-, -ˈäd-\
Medical Definition of CLAIRAUDIENCE
: the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality
—clair·au·di·ent \-ənt\ adjective
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