"sixth sense" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-sixth sense.ogg Forms: sixth senses [plural]
Etymology: Adding to the traditional five senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. Etymology templates: {{,}} , Head templates: {{en-noun}} sixth sense (plural sixth senses)
  1. Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses. Categories (topical): Fictional abilities, Senses, Six Synonyms: second sight Related terms: five senses Translations (extrasensory perception): ဆဋ္ဌမအာရုံ (hcathta.ma.arum) (Burmese), sisè sentit [masculine] (Catalan), 第六感 (dai⁶ luk⁶ gam²) (Chinese Cantonese), 第六感 (dìliùgǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), šestý smysl [masculine] (Czech), sjette sans (Danish), zesde zintuig (Dutch), kuudes aisti (Finnish), sixième sens [masculine] (French), sechster Sinn [masculine] (German), hatodik érzék (Hungarian), sesto senso [masculine] (Italian), 第六感 (dairokkan) (alt: だいろっかん) (Japanese), sjette sans [masculine] (Norwegian), حس ششم (hess-e šešom) (Persian), szósty zmysł [masculine] (Polish), sexto sentido [masculine] (Portuguese), шесто́е чу́вство (šestóje čúvstvo) [neuter] (Russian), sexto sentido [masculine] (Spanish), sjätte sinne [neuter] (Swedish), altıncı his (Turkish), altıncı duyu (Turkish), önsezi (Turkish), шосте чуття (šoste čuttja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), šesty zmysł [masculine] (Upper Sorbian)

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