"residual haunting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: residual hauntings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} residual haunting (plural residual hauntings)
  1. (parapsychology) A haunting in which a specter repeats a loop of its past, with no semblance of intelligence or consciousness. Categories (topical): Parapsychology Related terms: stone tape theory
    Sense id: en-residual_haunting-en-noun-z76RqsjB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

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