cryptomnesia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French cryptomnésie, from crypto- +‎ Ancient Greek μνησία (mnēsía, “memory”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪptəmˈniːziə/, /ˌkɹɪptəmˈniːʒə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun[edit]

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cryptomnesia (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience

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