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—hypermnesic /-nee"sik, -zik/, adj./huy'peuhrm nee"zheuh/, n.the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.[1880-90; HYPER- + (A)MNESIA]
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hypermnesia — [hī΄pərm nē′zhə] n. [ModL: see HYPER & AMNESIA] abnormally sharp memory or vivid recall, seen in certain mental disorders hypermnesic [hī΄pərm nē′zik, hī΄pərm nē′sik] adj … English World dictionary
hypermnesia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyper + mnesia (as in amnesia) Date: 1882 abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past • hypermnesic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypermnesia — noun An elevated level of memory recall. See Also: amnesia, cryptomnesia … Wiktionary
hypermnesia — 1. Extreme power of memory. 2. A capacity under hypnosis for immediate registration and precise recall of many more individual items than is thought possible under ordinary circumstances. Cf.:hypomnesia. [hyper + G. mneme, memory] * * *… … Medical dictionary
hypermnesia — n. unusually excellent memory … English contemporary dictionary
hypermnesia — [ˌhʌɪpəm ni:zɪə] noun Medicine unusual power of memory, typically under abnormal conditions such as trauma or narcosis. Origin C19: from hyper + Gk mnēsia memory … English new terms dictionary
hypermnesia — hy·perm·ne·sia … English syllables
hypermnesia — hy•perm•ne•sia [[t]ˌhaɪ pərmˈni ʒə[/t]] n. psl cog the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory • Etymology: 1880–90; hyper +(a)mnesia hy perm•ne′sic ˈni sɪk, zɪk adj … From formal English to slang
hypermnesia — Having an exceptional memmory … Grandiloquent dictionary
hypermnesia — /haɪpɜˈmniʒə/ (say huyper mneezhuh) noun an unusual ability to produce detailed memories. Compare hypomnesia. {hyper + (a)mnesia} …
