percipient
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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
2percipient
adjectiveDefinition of PERCIPIENT
: capable of or characterized by perception : discerning <a percipient critic>
— per·cip·i·ent·ly adverb
First Known Use of PERCIPIENT
1692
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