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sixth sense
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sixth sense
(noun)
sixth sense
noun
sixth sense
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SIXTH SENSE
[
singular
]
:
a special ability to know something that cannot be learned by using the five senses (such as sight or hearing)
She claimed to have a
sixth sense
for knowing when someone was about to call her.
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