First Known Use: 1903
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déjà vu
noun dé·jà vu \ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈvü, -ˈvue\
: the feeling that you have already experienced something that is actually happening for the first time
: something that has happened many times before : something that is very familiar
Full Definition of DÉJÀ VU
1
a : the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time b : a feeling that one has seen or heard something before
2
: something overly or unpleasantly familiar
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Origin of DÉJÀ VU
French, adjective, literally, already seen
Rhymes with DÉJÀ VU
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déjà vu
noun dé·jà vu \ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈv(y)ü, dā-zhȧ-vu̅e̅\
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