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percipient

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) percipient (noun)
  2. 2) percipient (adjective)

1per·cip·i·ent

noun \-ənt\

Definition of PERCIPIENT

1
: one that perceives
2
: a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall

Origin of PERCIPIENT

Latin percipient-, percipiens, present participle of percipere to perceive
First Known Use: 1662

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