promnesia

promnesia
\\prämˈnēzhə\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + -mnesia

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  • promnesia — scientific name for the phenomenon of déjà vu, 1903, from Mod.L., from Gk. pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + mnesia memory (see MIND (Cf. mind) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • promnesia — noun déjà vu …   Wiktionary

  • promnesia — prom·ne·sia …   English syllables

  • deja vu — 1903, from French déjà vu, lit. already seen. The phenomenon also is known as PROMNESIA (Cf. promnesia). Similar phenomena are déjà entendu already heard (of music, etc.), 1965; and déjà lu already read …   Etymology dictionary

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