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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: clair 'clear' + voyant 'seeing'

clairvoyant

 noun
     
Related topics: Magic
clair‧voy‧ant [countable]
ROM someone who says they can see what will happen in the future
—clairvoyance noun [uncountable]
the gifts of telepathy and clairvoyance
—clairvoyant adjective
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