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mneme
[ nee-mee ]
/ ˈni mi /
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noun
Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
(initial capital letter)Classical Mythology. the Muse of memory, one of the original three Muses.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of mneme
1910–15; <Greek mnḗmē memory; see mnemonic
OTHER WORDS FROM mneme
mne·mic [nee-mik], /ˈni mɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby mneme
M.N.A., M'Naghten rule, M'Naghten test, M.N.A.S., M.N.E., mneme, mnemenic, mnemonic, mnemonics, Mnemosyne, Mnesicles
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