Main Entry: dé·jà vu

Pronunciation: \ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈvü, -ˈvue\

Function: 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