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paramnesia Definition


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paramnesia
noun
    1. A memory disorder in which words are remembered but not their proper meaning.
    2. The condition of believing that one remembers events and circumstances which have not previously occurred. Compare déjà-vu, amnesia.
Etymology: 19c: from Greek para- beyond + mimneskein to remind.



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