Extrasensory Perception

Extrasensory Perception
Ex|tra|sen|so|ry* Per|cep|ti|on
[ɛkstrə'sɛnsəri pə'sɛpʃ(ə)n] die; - -
<aus gleichbed. engl. extra-sensory perception>
außersinnliche Wahrnehmung (als Begriff der Parapsychologie)

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