Definitions
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- noun A feeling of having previously experienced something, especially when that is not the case.
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- noun the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
Etymologies
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French. From déjà, “already”, + vu, “seen”, past participle of voir, “to see”
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
noun
Etymology: French, adjective, literally, already seen
Date: 1903
1 a: the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time
b: a feeling that one has seen or heard something before
2: something overly or unpleasantly familiar
January 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deja vu
Also see déjà vu.
October 25, 2008
gangerh commented on the word deja vu
Ha! Thought I had.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deja vu
Also see déjà vu.
November 4, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word deja vu
Ha! Thought I had.
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deja vu
Also see déjà vu.
December 2, 2008
MaryW commented on the word deja vu
See vuja de.
February 5, 2018