hypermnesia

American  

[hahy-perm-nee-zhuh] / ˌhaɪ pərmˈni ʒə /

noun

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

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hypermnesia British  

/ ˌhaɪpəmˈniːzɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• hypermnesic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypermnesia

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

Example Sentences

But hypermnesia, pure and simple, consists of an extraordinary flood of memories totally lacking that essential mark of creation—new combinations.

From Project Gutenberg

Many hypnotherapeutic techniques such as amnesia, hypermnesia, progression, paramnesia, automatic writing, dream induction, regression, production of experimental conflicts and crystal or mirror gazing require a somnambulistic state.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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