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second sight
noun
- the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
second sight
noun
- the alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance
Derived Forms
- ˈsecond-ˈsightedness, noun
- ˈsecond-ˈsighted, adjective
Other Words From
- second·sighted adjective
- second·sighted·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of second sight1
Idioms and Phrases
Clairvoyance, as in Jane must have second sight; she knew exactly where Dad had mislaid his keys . This expression, alluding to the supposed power of someone to perceive an event in the future or distance as though actually present, dates from the early 1600s.Example Sentences
They find a universe where others see only trifles; they are gifted with the second-sight and live amid miracles.
"It was a sort of second-sight—what they call a brainwave," Nick smiled.
I wasn't glad; perhaps it was a mother's jealousy, perhaps it was second-sight a-warning of me; but I couldn't be pleased nohow.
All three had waking hallucinations (second-sight, forebodings, etc.).
Probably it is the second-sight of the Scotch, except that they have it in the back of the head.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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