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mind meld

mind meld noun: a state of deep compatibility in opinion or plans between two people.

Noun

mind meld

  1. (colloquial) A state of deep compatibility in opinion or plans between two people.
    • By this point, Axelrod's mind meld with Obama was so complete that the two men barely needed to speak.2018, Didier Ndongala Mumbata, Barack Obama, The Political Phenomenon, Paragon Publishing, →ISBN, page 134

Origin of mind meld

From the Star Trek franchise, where the term was first used in 1966 for a telepathic ability possessed by the alien race of Vulcans to share thoughts and feelings with another individual.

Questions about mind meld

What does mind meld mean?
Mind meld means a state of deep compatibility in opinion or plans between two people.
What part of speech is mind meld?
Mind meld is a noun.

Words near mind meld in the dictionary

  1. mind mapped
  2. mind mapper
  3. mind mappers
  4. mind mapping
  5. mind maps
  6. mind meld
  7. mind monkey
  8. mind one's business
  9. mind one's language
  10. mind one's own business
  11. mind one's P's and Q's

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