🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

テレパシー

Pronunciation / Transliteration: terepashī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Telepathy/təˈlɛp.ə.θi/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"SF小説では、テレパシー能力を持つキャラクターがよく登場する。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.

    "Science fiction often portrays characters using telepathy to communicate silently across vast distances."
  2. 2

    A strong intuitive rapport or psychological connection between individuals allowing mutual understanding without spoken words.

    "After decades of marriage, they seemed to share an uncanny telepathy that needed no explanation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research. The term derives from the Greek prefix 'tele-' meaning 'distant' or 'afar' combined with 'patheia' meaning 'feeling' or 'perception', shifting over time to specifically denote the direct transmission of thoughts between minds.

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