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Memory of a former life; inane mass (anagram)
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anamnesis
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the case history of a medical patient [syn: medical history , medical record ] the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: remembrance , recollection ] [also: anamneses (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anamnesis \An`am*ne"sis\, n. [Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. ? to remind, recall to memory; ? + ? to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The ability to recall past events; recollection. 2 (context medicine English) The medical history of a patient. 3 (context rhetoric English) The mention of the past; quotation of exemplary authors from memory to establish one's authority.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" 'Anamnesis " is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American crime - thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on April 17, 1998. The episode was written by Kay Reindl and Erin Maher, and directed by John Peter ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"recollection, remembrance," 1650s, from Greek anamnesis "a calling to mind, remembrance," noun of action from stem of anamimneskein "to remember, to remind (someone) of (something), make mention of," from ana "back" (see ana- ) + mimneskesthai "to recall, ...
Usage examples of anamnesis.
Also, Myshkin is guided by a mysterious platonic anamnesis, which makes him both a fool and a wise seer among men who lack this gift.
A new reading in terms of myth and anamnesis has been recently attempted by Roger B.
The retrieval of this long-term memory is called anamnesis, which literally means the loss of forgetfulness.
Sax preferred memory reinforcer, although he also liked anamnesis, which seemed the most accurate term for what they were trying to do.
As I have said, the technical term for this is anamnesis: the loss of forgetfulness.