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sensation
noun
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
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sɛnˈseɪʃən
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noun
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
“in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
noun
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
“a sensation of touch”
noun
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
“anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear”
noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
noun
a state of widespread public excitement and interest
“the news caused a sensation”
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Example Sentences
in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
a sensation of touch
anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear
the news caused a sensation
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