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iconic memory

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noun

  1. psychol the temporary persistence of visual impressions after the stimulus has been removed Compare echoic memory

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Travolta, recalling the iconic memory, admitted he did have some jitters prior to approaching Diana.

From Fox News • Apr. 22, 2021

That is the iconic memory of Khrushchev--squat, pinkish, piggy, with glittering eyes, a survivor's cunning and an impishly brutal sense of theater.

From Time Magazine Archive

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