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Definitions by plinko

n : the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
It is an illusion of having already experienced something which in actual fact it is being experienced for the first time.

French : déjà, already + vu, seen
An impression of having seen or experienced something before: Old-timers watched the stock-market crash with a distinct sense of déjà vu.
deja vu by plinko May 20, 2005