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Percipient

Per-çĭp'i-ent, a.

adjective

[Lat. percipiens, p. pr. of percipere. See PERCEIVE.] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, animals are percipient beings; mere matter is not percipient.

Per-çĭp'i-ent, n.

noun

One who perceives, or has the faculty of perception. More.