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ei·det·ic 
[ahy-det-ik] Pronunciation Key
[ahy-det-ik] Pronunciation Key –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) Pronunciation Key
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
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| eidetic | |
adjective | |
| of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy |
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