Definitions
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- noun the ability for a person to acquire
psychic knowledge without knowing how or why he or she knew it.
Etymologies
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Presumably from late 17th century French clair ("clear") + cognizance
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This evening focuses on the four clairs–clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, and claircognizance–and how you can become “clear on your clairs.”
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