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near–death experience

near–death experience noun
plural near–death experiences
near–death experience
noun
plural near–death experiences
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEAR–DEATH EXPERIENCE
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: an occurrence in which a person comes very close to dying and has memories of a spiritual experience (such as meeting dead friends and family members or seeing a white light) during the time when death was near