clairvoyant

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English

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Etymology

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From French clairvoyant, from clair (clear) + voyant (seeing), present participle of voir (see).

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Adjective

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clairvoyant (comparative more clairvoyant, superlative most clairvoyant)

  1. Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
  2. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
  3. Able to foresee the future.
  4. Having great insight; sagacious.
  5. (computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.

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Noun

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clairvoyant (plural clairvoyants)

  1. A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
  2. A person able to foresee the future

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French

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Etymology

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Univerbation of clair voyant, from voir clair.

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Adjective

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clairvoyant (feminine clairvoyante, masculine plural clairvoyants, feminine plural clairvoyantes)

  1. clairvoyant

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