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parapsychology
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par·a·psy·chol·o·gy (pr-s-kl-j)
n.
The study of extrasensory perception, such as telepathy, psychokinesis, and clairvoyance.

para·psycho·logi·cal (-sk-lj-kl) adj.

parapsychology
[-sīkol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, para + psyche, mind, logos, science
a branch of psychology concerned with the study of alleged psychic phenomena, such as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, and telepathy.

parapsychology [par″ah-si-kol´ŏ-je]
the branch of psychology dealing with psychic effects and experiences that appear to fall outside the scope of physical law, e.g., telepathy and clairvoyance.

parapsychology,
n the scientific study of psychic or psionic (‘psi’) phenomena, including extrasensory perception, precognition, psychokinesis, and telepathy.
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