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bilocation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /baɪləʊˈkeɪʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: location

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English location English bilocation From bi- + location.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bilokacioni — paranormal ability
  • Catalan: bilocació — paranormal ability
  • Czech: bilokace — paranormal ability
  • Dutch: bilocatie — paranormal ability
  • French: bilocation — paranormal ability
  • German: Bilokation — paranormal ability
  • Italian: bilocazione — paranormal ability
  • Japanese: バイロケーション (bairokēshon) — paranormal ability
  • Polish: bilokacja — paranormal ability
  • Portuguese: bilocação — paranormal ability
  • Russian: билока́ция (bilokácija) — paranormal ability
  • Spanish: bilocación — paranormal ability
  • Turkish: bilokasyon — paranormal ability