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promnesia

Syllables: prom·ne·siaUK/pɹɒmˈniː.ʒə/US/pɹɑmˈniː.ʒə/

promnesia noun: déjà vu, a sense of having experienced some event before due to an imagined memory.

Noun

promnesia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Déjà vu, a sense of having experienced some event before due to an imagined memory.

Origin of promnesia

Coined by philologist and psychical researcher Frederic W. H. Myers (1843-1901) from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pre-, before”) + μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) + -ία (-ía) on the model of amnesia, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, mind”). Compare Greek προμνησία (promnisía).

Words that rhyme with promnesia

Questions about promnesia

What does promnesia mean?
Promnesia means déjà vu, a sense of having experienced some event before due to an imagined memory.
What part of speech is promnesia?
Promnesia is a noun.
How do you pronounce promnesia?
Promnesia is pronounced /pɹɑmˈniː.ʒə/ (US).

Words near promnesia in the dictionary

  1. prommies
  2. promming
  3. prommy
  4. prommying
  5. promnemonic
  6. promnesia
  7. promnesic
  8. promnestic
  9. promo
  10. promo code
  11. promo codes

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