cryptomnesias

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A form of cryptomnesia — The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. Contrast cryptaesthesia.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cryptomnesia
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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