déjà vu

the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before
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déjà vu

Summary

déjà vu ranks in the top 0.43% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,544 views/month, #336 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • déjà vu is a type of allomnesia[2].
  • déjà vu is part of psychological terminology[3].
  • déjà vu's Commons category is recorded as Déjà vu[4].
  • déjà vu's different from is recorded as Déjà vu[5].
  • déjà vu's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012005[6].
  • déjà vu's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Psychology[7].
  • déjà vu's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Neuroscience[8].

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Definition and Type

déjà vu is a type of allomnesia[2].

Use and Application

déjà vu is part of psychological terminology[3].

Influence

Things named for déjà vu include DjVu[9], a file format[10], founded in 1998[11]; Deja Vu[12], a film[13], directed by Juliusz Machulski[14]; and Deià...Vu[15], an album[16].

Why It Matters

déjà vu ranks in the top 0.43% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,544 views/month, #336 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for it include DjVu[9], a file format[10], founded in 1998[11]; Deja Vu[12], a film[13], directed by Juliusz Machulski[14]; and Deià...Vu[15], an album[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). déjà vu. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/d-j-vu
MLA “déjà vu.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/d-j-vu.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_d-j-vu_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{déjà vu}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/d-j-vu}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 9d ago · Treisijs · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Psychology, WikiProject Neuroscience
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