mneme

/ˈniːmi/

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mneme noun: persisting effect of memory of past events.

Noun

mneme (plural mnemes)

Persisting effect of memory of past events.
- If the engraphia of the external world could sensibly modify in a few generations the hereditary mneme of the species, it appears evident that the Jewish infants of the present day would be born without prepuce, or at least with an atrophied one.1911, Auguste Forel, The Sexual question, page 34

Proper noun capitalized: Mneme

IPA/ˈniːmiː/

Mneme

One of the moons of the planet Jupiter, in the Ananke satellite group.

mneme meaning in Tamil

mneme in Tamil

அடிப்படை நினைவாற்றல்

Forms of mneme

plural	mnemes

Origin of mneme

Borrowed from German Mneme which was coined by German evolutionary biologist Richard Semon in 1904 from Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē). First attested in English in 1921 where it was capitalized Mneme.

Named after Mneme, one of the three original Muses in Ancient Greek mythology. [from March 2005]

Questions about mneme

What does mneme mean?: Mneme means persisting effect of memory of past events.
What is mneme in Tamil?: Mneme in Tamil is அடிப்படை நினைவாற்றல். See Mneme meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mneme?: Mneme can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mneme?: Mneme is pronounced /ˈniːmi/.
What is the plural of mneme?: The plural of mneme is mnemes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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