n 1 a  :  the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic  :  TOUCH  b  :  a sensation experienced through this sense  2  :  an emotional state or reaction <guilt s>   3  :  the overall quality of one's awareness esp. as measured along a pleasantness-unpleasantness continuum .
 
 
 
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