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¹percipient

noun per·cip·i·ent \-ənt\

Definition of PERCIPIENT

: one that perceives

: a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall

Latin percipient-, percipiens, present participle of percipere to perceive

First Known Use: 1662

adjective

: capable of or characterized by perception : discerning <a percipient critic>

— per·cip·i·ent·ly adverb

1692

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