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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A feeling of having previously experienced something, especially when that is not the case.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
Etymologies
- French. From déjà, “already”, + vu, “seen”, past participle of voir, “to see” (Wiktionary)
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whichbe Also see déjà vu. Dec 1, 2008
Prolagus Ha! Thought I had. Nov 3, 2008
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treeseed Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
noun
Etymology: French, adjective, literally, already seen
Date: 1903
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 Jan 26, 2008