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hypermnesia

[ hahy-perm-nee-zhuh ]

noun

  1. the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.


hypermnesia

/ ˌɪəˈԾːɪə /

noun

  1. psychol an unusually good ability to remember, found in some mental disorders and possibly in hypnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • p·Աs [‑-, nee, -sik, ‑zik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hypermnesia1

First recorded in 1880–90; hyper- + Greek ê “memory” + -ia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hypermnesia1

C20: New Latin, from hyper- + -mnesia, formed on the model of amnesia
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But hypermnesia, pure and simple, consists of an extraordinary flood of memories totally lacking that essential mark of creation—new combinations.

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Many hypnotherapeutic techniques such as amnesia, hypermnesia, progression, paramnesia, automatic writing, dream induction, regression, production of experimental conflicts and crystal or mirror gazing require a somnambulistic state.

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The hypermnesia of the dream and the resort to infantile material have become main supports in our theory.

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