deja vu
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
French. From déjà, “already”, + vu, “seen”, past participle of voir, “to see”
Pronunciation [edit]
dé·jà vu
- enPR: dā"zhä vo͞o', IPA: /ˌdeɪʒɑː ˈvuː/, X-SAMPA: /%deIZA: "vu:/
- enPR: dEI-zha voo
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Noun [edit]
deja vu (plural deja vus)
- A feeling of having previously experienced something, especially when that is not the case.
- Have I done this before? Talk about déjà vu.
Translations [edit]
something which one has or suspects to have seen or experienced before