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  • 81moral sense theory — The view particularly associated with Hutcheson, that we possess a moral sense partially akin to the other senses, that disposes us to the approvals and disapprovals that we feel. The ‘sense’ in question is certainly to be distinguished from any… …

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  • 82sixth sense — Synonyms and related words: ESP, a priori knowledge, anticipation, buddhi, chromesthesia, clairsentience, clairvoyance, color hearing, direct apprehension, extrasensory perception, five senses, foresight, hearing, immediate cognition, insight,… …

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  • 83sixth sense — n [singular] a special ability to know things without using any of your five ordinary senses such as your hearing or sight ▪ He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble …

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  • 84special sense — spe·cial sense spesh əl n any of the senses of sight, hearing, equilibrium, smell, taste, or touch …

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  • 85sixth sense — noun singular a special ability to feel or see things without using the usual five SENSES of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste …

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  • 86sixth sense — noun (singular) a special feeling or ability to know things without using any of your five ordinary senses such as your hearing or sight: A sixth sense told me that I was in danger …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 87distance sense — any of the senses that respond to stimuli at a distance from the body, such as vision, hearing, and smell …

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  • 88sixth sense — UK / US noun [singular] a special ability to feel or see things without using the usual five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste …

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  • 89organ of hearing — noun the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound • Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor • Hyponyms: ↑organ of Corti • Part Holonyms: ↑ear …

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  • 90Exact sciences (The) in Hellenistic times: texts and issues — The exact sciences in Hellenistic times: Texts and issues1 Alan C.Bowen Modern scholars often rely on the history of Greco Latin science2 as a backdrop and support for interpreting past philosophical thought. Their warrant is the practice… …

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