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hypermnesia

[ hahy-perm-nee-zhuh ]

noun

  1. the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.


hypermnesia

/ ˌhaɪpəmˈniːzɪə /

noun

  1. psychol an unusually good ability to remember, found in some mental disorders and possibly in hypnosis


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Other Words From

  • hyperm·nesic [‑-, nee, -sik, ‑zik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermnesia1

First recorded in 1880–90; hyper- + Greek mnêsis “memory” + -ia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermnesia1

C20: New Latin, from hyper- + -mnesia, formed on the model of amnesia

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Example Sentences

If the personal memory be over-excited, exalt, we have hypermnesia.

The hypermnesia of the dream and the resort to infantile material have become main supports in our theory.

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