Definition of E.S.P.

1. Noun. Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.

Exact synonyms: Clairvoyance, Esp, Extrasensory Perception, Second Sight
Generic synonyms: Parapsychology, Psychic Phenomena, Psychic Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Foreknowledge, Precognition
Derivative terms: Clairvoyant, Clairvoyant

Lexicographical Neighbors of E.S.P.

E.D.N.C.
E.D.N.Y.
E.D. Ark.
E.D. Cal.
E.D. Ky.
E.D. La.
E.D. Mich.
E.D. Mo.
E.D. Okla.
E.D. Pa.
E.D. Tenn.
E.D. Tex.
E.D. Va.
E.D. Wash.
E.D. Wis.
E.S.P. (current term)
E. A. von Willebrand
E. B. White
E. Coli
E. Coli enteritis
E. G. Marshall
E. H. Harriman
E. H. Weber
E. L. Doctorow
E. O. Lawrence
E. O. Wilson
E. T. A. Hoffmann
E. T. S. Walton
E. W. Morley
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Literary usage of E.S.P.

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. OECD Environmental Data: Compendium 2004 by Oecd, OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service) (2005)
"ESP) Threatened: endangered and vulnerable listed in the red book; invertebrates: threatened species from the CNEA (national catalogue). ..."

2. A Digest of the Laws of England by John Comyns, Anthony Hammond (1822)
"Aldridge, 3 Esp. C. 271. 3. An auctioneer who sold goods after notice that ... Christie, 1 Esp. C. 340. 4. Where an auctioneer does not disclose the name of ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Bills of Exchange, Checks on Bankers, Promissory by Joseph Chitty (1818)
"2 Esp. Rep. 528. SC—CK'gg v. Levy, 3 Campb. 166 1 Roach v. ... Webb, 1 Esp. Rep. 129. Assumpsit, for work and labour, »nd it was decided, that a draft in ..."

4. List of Documents in Spanish Archives Relating to the History of the United by James Alexander Robertson (1910)
"Grimaldi to Aranda. AS, Estado, leg. 4654 (French transl. in AAE).] L, Bancroft, Arch. Fran. Esp., 1768-1776, pp. 263-266 (from AAE) ; H, Sparks, 73, fol. ..."

5. The Law Reports: Court of Queen's Bench by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, William Mills, James Benjamin Redfoord Bulwer (1869)
"Griggs (8) Sir James Mansfield says, " There is a difference between a con- (1) 1 C. & P. 414— 416. (5) 6 CB at p. 782. (2) 4 Esp. 2J9. (6) 9 Bing. 457. ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Thought of Plato and Aristotle", London, 1906, esp. pp. 237-50, 281-91, 119-61, 497-515; G. Murray, "Rise of the Gk. Epic. ..."

7. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"1. squeeze (esp. with "auf'). 2. See EXTORT, SEND. ... 1. squeezing (used esp. with "out"). 2. representation, symbolization, presentation, presentment, ..."

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