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Proustian moment

Proustian moment noun: the moment when a sensory experience triggers a sudden, vivid flood of long-forgotten memories and feelings, often associated with a childhood event or place.

Noun

Proustian moment (plural Proustian moments)

  1. The moment when a sensory experience triggers a sudden, vivid flood of long-forgotten memories and feelings, often associated with a childhood event or place.

Forms of Proustian moment

pluralProustian moments

Questions about Proustian moment

What does Proustian moment mean?
Proustian moment means the moment when a sensory experience triggers a sudden, vivid flood of long-forgotten memories and feelings, often associated with a childhood event or place.
What part of speech is Proustian moment?
Proustian moment is a noun.
What is the plural of Proustian moment?
The plural of Proustian moment is Proustian moments.

Words near Proustian moment in the dictionary

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  2. Prouse
  3. Prouses
  4. Proust
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  6. Proustian moment
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  8. proustite
  9. proustites
  10. Prout
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