Etymology

apomnemonysis

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Today it means: The quotation of an approved authority from memory: ad verecundiam. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀπομνημόνευσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπομνημόνευσις“recollection, quotation from memory”
  2. English todayapomnemonysis

From Ancient Greek ἀπομνημόνευσις (apomnēmóneusis, “recollection, quotation from memory”), from ἀπομνημονεύω (apomnēmoneúō, “to recollect, quote from memory”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful”).

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