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vision

1. vi.sion \'vizh-*n\ \'vizh-n*l, -*n-*l\ \-e-\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L 
   vision-, visio, fr. visus, pp. of vide|B-re to see - more at WIT 1a: 
   something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy; specif : a super natural 
   appearance that conveys a revelation 1b: an object of imagination  1c: a 
   manifestation to the senses of something immaterial  2a: the act or power 
   of imagination  2b1: mode of seeing or conceiving  2b2: unusual discernment 
   or foresight  2c: direct mystical awareness of the supernatural usu. in 
   visible form  3a: the act or power of seeing : SIGHT  3b: the special sense 
   by which the qualities of an object (as color, lumino sity, shape and size) 
   constituting its appearance are perceived and which is mediated by the eye 
   4a: something seen  4b: a lovely or charming sight  - vi.sion.al aj
2. vision \'vizh-(*-)nin\ vt or vi.sion.ing : IMAGINE, ENVISION