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Definition of sixth sense noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sixth sense

noun
 
/ˌsɪksθ ˈsens/
 
/ˌsɪksθ ˈsens/
[singular]
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  1. a special ability to know something without using any of the five senses that include sight, touch, etc.
    • My sixth sense told me to stay here and wait.
    • Often our intuition or sixth sense warns us of impending danger.
    • Parents tend to develop a sixth sense that means they know when their children are really sick.
    • Some kind of sixth sense warned me not to stay there.
See sixth sense in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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