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** English
*** Etymology
[en] Borrowed from [en]. [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Noun
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1. The act of grasp ing or grip ping, especially with the hand s.
2. [en] According to [Alfred North Whitehead] , a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
3. * [1=en]
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