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parapsychology

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Canada/ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/

parapsychology noun: the study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

Noun

parapsychology (countable and uncountable, plural parapsychologies)

  1. The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

parapsychology meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Indonesian

parapsychology in Hindi

the study of that which cannot yet be explained
परामनोविज्ञान parāmnovijñān

parapsychology in Tamil

ஆன்மிக உளவியல், குறிசொல்லியல்

parapsychology in Indonesian

the study of that which cannot yet be explained
parapsikologi

Forms of parapsychology

pluralparapsychologies

Origin of parapsychology

From para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + psychology.

Questions about parapsychology

What does parapsychology mean?
Parapsychology means the study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.
What is parapsychology in Hindi?
Parapsychology in Hindi is परामनोविज्ञान (parāmnovijñān). See Parapsychology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is parapsychology?
Parapsychology is a noun.
How do you pronounce parapsychology?
Parapsychology is pronounced /ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/ (Canada).
What is the plural of parapsychology?
The plural of parapsychology is parapsychologies.

Words near parapsychology in the dictionary

  1. parapsychological
  2. parapsychologically
  3. parapsychologies
  4. parapsychologist
  5. parapsychologists
  6. parapsychology
  7. paraptera
  8. parapteral
  9. parapteron
  10. parapterum
  11. parapterygoid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parapsychology (page history and authors); parapsychology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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