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eidetic memory

eidetic memory noun: synonym of photographic memory.

Noun

eidetic memory (plural eidetic memories)

  1. Synonym of photographic memory.
    • It does not seem to be, for the persistence time of the memory is short and fixed, whereas eidetic memory persists for a longer period of time.1970, Daniel Stephen Halacy, Man and Memory, page 54
    • An even less common mnemonic phenomenon is a form of eidetic memory that involves the very clear rehearing of sounds.1984, Mark Dittrick, Diane Kender Dittrick, No Uncertain Terms, page 12

Synonyms of eidetic memory

Forms of eidetic memory

pluraleidetic memories

Questions about eidetic memory

What does eidetic memory mean?
Eidetic memory means synonym of photographic memory.
What part of speech is eidetic memory?
Eidetic memory is a noun.
What is the plural of eidetic memory?
The plural of eidetic memory is eidetic memories.

Words near eidetic memory in the dictionary

  1. eiderduck
  2. eiderducks
  3. eiders
  4. eidetic
  5. eidetic memories
  6. eidetic memory
  7. eidetic reduction
  8. eidetic reductions
  9. eidetically
  10. eidetics
  11. eidetiker

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