senses

<psychology, empiricism, epistemology> metaphorically, "the doors of perception" (Wm. Blake): the input channels by which the mind] is affected by the {external world. Following Aristotle, traditionally, there are said to be five: taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. See perceive.

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