Usually means: Perception through senses; subjective experience.
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General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. sensation: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. sensation, sensation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sensation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sensation: Collins English Dictionary
  5. sensation: Vocabulary.com
  6. Sensation, sensation: Wordnik
  7. sensation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. sensation: Wiktionary
  9. sensation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. sensation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. sensation: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. sensation: Dictionary.com
  13. sensation: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. sensation: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Sensation (album), Sensation (art exhibition), Sensation (event), Sensation (exhibition), Sensation (film), Sensation (psychology), Sensation (ship), Sensation (song), Sensation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Sensation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. sensation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. sensation: Rhymezone
  19. Sensation (f), sensation, sensation (f): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. sensation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. sensation: Free Dictionary
  22. sensation: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. sensation: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  24. sensation: Dictionary/thesaurus

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. sensation: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
  2. The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sensation: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sensation: Encyclopedia

Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Sensation: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Sensation: Merck Manuals
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  6. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  7. sensation: Medical dictionary
  8. Sensation: Brain Injury
  9. Sensation: Drug Medical Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. sensation: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Sensation: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sensation: Lighting Design Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
noun:  (psychology, physiology) Excitation of sensory organs.
noun:  A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
noun:  (figurative, uncommon, dated) A remarkable person.
noun:  (slang, archaic) A small serving of gin or sherry.

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