eidetic memory

noun

Synonym of photographic memory.

Meanings

nouneidetic memory (plural eidetic memories)

plural eidetic memories

  1. Synonym of photographic memory.

    An even less common mnemonic phenomenon is a form of eidetic memory that involves the very clear rehearing of sounds.

    1984, Mark Dittrick, Diane Kender Dittrick, No Uncertain Terms, page 12
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    It does not seem to be, for the persistence time of the memory is short and fixed, whereas eidetic memory persists for a longer period of time.

    1970, Daniel Stephen Halacy, Man and Memory, page 54

    Much like Cappelletto, his American child prodigy counterpart, Nyman has a prodigious, possibly eidetic memory, uncanny anagramming abilities, and better strategic vision than his peers.

    2001, Stefan Fatsis, Word Freak - Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players, page 246

    Synonyms: photographic memory

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of photographic memory.

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