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visions

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
1vi·sion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1vision
Pronunciation:
\ˈvi-zhən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vision-, visio, from vidēre to see — more at wit
Date:
14th century
1 a: something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy ; especially : a supernatural appearance that conveys a revelation b: a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination c: a manifestation to the senses of something immaterial <look, not at visions, but at realities — Edith Wharton>2 a: the act or power of imagination b (1): mode of seeing or conceiving (2): unusual discernment or foresight <a person of vision> c: direct mystical awareness of the supernatural usually in visible form3 a: the act or power of seeing : sight b: the special sense by which the qualities of an object (as color, luminosity, shape, and size) constituting its appearance are perceived through a process in which light rays entering the eye are transformed by the retina into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve4 a: something seen b: a lovely or charming sight
vi·sion·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of visional \ˈvizh-nəl, ˈvi-zhə-nəl\ adjective
vi·sion·al·ly adverb


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