hypermnesia

[ hahy-perm-nee-zhuh ]

/ ˌhaɪ pərmˈni ʒə /

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noun

the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.

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Origin of hypermnesia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hypermnesia

hy·perm·ne·sic

[‐nee-sik, ‐zik], /‐ˈni sɪk, ‐zɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hypermnesia

hypermeter, hypermetropia, hypermicrosoma, hypermile, hypermiling, hypermnesia, hypermodern school, hypermotility, hypernatremia, hypernova, hypernym

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How to use hypermnesia in a sentence

If the personal memory be over-excited, exalt, we have hypermnesia.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell
The hypermnesia of the dream and the resort to infantile material have become main supports in our theory.
Dream Psychology|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for hypermnesia

hypermnesia

/ (ˌhaɪpəmˈniːzɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for hypermnesia

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

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