ecphoria

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noun

A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounecphoria (usually uncountable, plural ecphorias)

plural ecphorias · alternative ecphory · alternative ekphoria · alternative ekphory

  1. uncountableusuallyA stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated

Origin

  1. GermanEkphorie
  2. GermanEkphorie
  3. Englishecphoria

Derived from German Ekphorie.

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APA

ecphoria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecphoria

MLA

“ecphoria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecphoria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecphoria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecphoria.

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