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déjà vu definition

déjà vu (dā′z̸hə vo̵̅o̅′)

  1. Psychol. the feeling that one has had an experience previously, although it is actually new to one
  2. a feeling that one has been in a place or had a specific experience before

Etymology: Fr, already seen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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