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telepathy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɪˈlɛpəθi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/təˈlɛpəθi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tə lep′ə thē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
te•lep•a•thy /təˈlɛpəθi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. communication between minds by some means other than the senses:In the story the aliens have mental telepathy that enables them to communicate across great distances.
tel•e•path•ic /ˌtɛləˈpæθɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 
tel•e•path•i•cal•ly, adv. See -path-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
te•lep•a•thy  (tə lep′ə thē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception. Also called mental telepathy. 
  • 1880–85; tele-1 + -pathy
tel′e•path′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
telepathy /tɪˈlɛpəθɪ/ n
  1. the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific laws
    Compare telegnosis, clairvoyance
Etymology: 19th Century: from tele- + Greek patheia feeling, perception: see -pathytelepathic /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/ adj teˈlepathist n
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