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déjà vu

noun ·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
First Known Use: 1903
Medical Dictionary

déjà vu

noun ·jà vu \ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈv(y)ü, dā-zhȧ-vu̅e̅\

Medical Definition of DÉJÀ VU

:  paramnesia b

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