Posts tagged with “Alfred Bester”
- verb
- To regret.
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- Of Time and Third Avenue
- adjective
- Boring.
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- Of Time and Third Avenue
- noun
- A listening device that detects vibrations in bedrock.
- Origin
- Formed from geo (Earth) and phone (sound).
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- The Stars My Destination
- noun
- A one-way telepath, able to transmit thoughts to others but unable to read minds.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘telepath’.
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- The Stars My Destination
- verb
- The teleportation of oneself from one locality to another by an effort of the mind alone.
- Origin
- Charles Fort Jaunte, the first person to exhibit the ability under scientific scrutiny.
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- The Stars My Destination
- noun
- A person with psychic powers.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘extra-sensory perception’.
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- The Demolished Man