mneme

[nee-mee]

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.

Compare Aoede, Melete.

Origin of mneme

1910–15; < Greek mnḗmē memory; see mnemonic

Related formsmne·mic

[nee-mik] /ˈni mɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of mnemic

For it is in the seed that these factors must be, whether they be mnemic or physical.
Science and Morals and Other Essays
Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
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
A definition of "mnemic phenomena" which did not include memory would, of course, be a bad one.
The Analysis of Mind
Bertrand Russell