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ei⋅det⋅ic
[ahy-det-ik] 
ɪk
–adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to eidos. |
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| ei·det·ic (ī-dět'ĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or marked by extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall of visual images. [German eidetisch, from Greek eidos, form; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] ei·det'i·cal·ly adv. |
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eidetic
"pertaining to the faculty of projecting images," 1924, from Ger. eidetisch, coined by Ger. psychologist Erich Jaensch (1883-1940), from Gk. eidetikos "pertaining to images," also "pertaining to knowledge," from eidesis "knowledge," from eidos "form, shape" (see -oid).
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Main Entry: ei·det·ic
Pronunciation: I-'det-ik
Function: adjective
: marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recallespecially of visual images
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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