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feminine
/sensaˈθjon/
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Translation
sensation, feeling
Word origin
From Late Latin sensatio, sensationem ('understanding, perception'), from sensus ('feeling, sense'), the past participle stem of sentire ('to feel').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sensationem
- English cognates
- sensation, sense, sentiment
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsensaciones
Examples
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I have the feeling I am wasting my time.
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The music gave me a very strong sensation.
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That night I had a strange feeling at home.
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The sensation of cold came suddenly.
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I cannot explain the feeling the sea gives me.
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