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photographic memory

American

[foh-tuh-graf-ik mem-ree, mem-uh-ree] / ˈfoʊ təˌgræf ɪk ˈmɛm ri, ˈmɛm ə ri /

noun

the exceptional ability to recall information with very high accuracy or vivid detail, especially visual or spatial details.

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Derived Forms

photographic-memory

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

photographic memories

plural

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photographic memory

With the aural equivalent of a photographic memory, she advised financial companies on regulatory and public-policy issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Leon tells me he has a kind of photographic memory when it comes to his creative decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024

Everything suddenly made sense to the Danish collector with the photographic memory.

From BBC ● May 27, 2024

Jaylen Wells doesn’t have a photographic memory – but certain things he can’t help but remember.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

Before long he discovered he had a photographic memory.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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