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sensation
What does sensation mean?
sensation (noun): an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use sensation in a sentence?
- A sensation of touch. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce sensation?
/sɛnˈseɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sensation come from?
From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to sensation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “sensation” mean?
a group of people living in a particular local area
Not quite: that's what community means.
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Not quite: that's what name means.
the time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced
Not quite: that's what future means.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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