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Synonyms for déja vu


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dey-zhah voo, vyoo; French dey-zha vy
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdeɪ ʒɑ ˈvu, ˈvyu; French deɪ ʒa ˈvü



Définition of déja vu

Origin :
  • 1903, from French déjà vu, literally "already seen." The phenomenon also is known as promnesia. Similar phenomena are déjà entendu "already heard" (of music, etc.), 1965; and déjà lu "already read."
  • noun already seen or experienced
Example sentences :
  • "Just a minute," Mallory interrupted, thoroughly bewildered and simultaneously afflicted with an irrational sense of deja vu.
  • Extract from : « A Knyght Ther Was » by Robert F. Young

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