autonoesis

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UK/ˌɔːtəʊ.nəʊˈiːsɪs/US/ˌɔːtoʊ.noʊˈisɪs/

noun

The neurocognitive ability to experience time as a series of subjective episodes.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounautonoesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe neurocognitive ability to experience time as a series of subjective episodes.

Origin

From auto- + noesis, introduced by Endel Tulving.

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Cite this entry
APA

autonoesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonoesis

MLA

“autonoesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonoesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autonoesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonoesis.

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