memoria technica
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of memoria technica
C18: New Latin: artificial memory
Example Sentences
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He uses a rough kind of memoria technica to enable him to mark passages with which he agrees, from which he dissents, which he desires to qualify, or which he reserves for future reference.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
“If that be all, sir, within two minutes you shall have a memoria technica prepared for use during the voyage.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Thus the scholars of India, ages ago, selected a set of words for a memoria technica, in order to record dates and numbers.
From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard
Some of the memoria technica of the medical student are peculiar.
From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Hay, Ian
Here they learned the history of their family as the history of England: not a bad memoria technica, but one attended with some risk.
From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
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