ecphory

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noun

An automatic memory retrieval process engaged when a specific, proximal cue interacts with information stored in memory. The recovered product of that interaction can be the result of a strategic memory search, or it could act as fuel for subsequent strategic retrieval processes.

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Meanings

nounecphory (usually uncountable, plural ecphories)

plural ecphories · alternative ecphoria

  1. uncountableusuallyAn automatic memory retrieval process engaged when a specific, proximal cue interacts with information stored in memory. The recovered product of that interaction can be the result of a strategic memory search, or it could act as fuel for subsequent strategic retrieval processes.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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