flashbulb memory

noun

A memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.

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Meanings

nounflashbulb memory (plural flashbulb memories)

plural flashbulb memories

  1. A memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.

Origin

Suggesting the action of photographic flashbulb, which briefly illuminates a single moment in time.

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flashbulb memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashbulb%20memory

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