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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Origin of mneme

1910–15; <Greek mnḗmē memory; see mnemonic

OTHER WORDS FROM mneme

mne·mic

[nee-mik], /ˈni mɪk/, adjective

How to use mneme in a sentence

It is therefore a mnemic phenomenon according to our definition.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
Accordingly your recollection is an instance of what we are calling "mnemic phenomena."
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
Habit, memory and thought are all developments of mnemic causation.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
This phenomenon may be explained by what Semon calls alternating ecphoria in mnemic dichotomy.
The Sexual Question|August Forel

All these facts, almost inexplicable hitherto, become comprehensible by the aid of the engraphia of the mnemic energies.
The Sexual Question|August Forel