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memory — memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence, mind, souvenir are comparable though not wholly synonymous terms since all involve the ideas of remembering and of being remembered. Memory applies chiefly to the power or function of remembering… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Reminiscent — Rem i*nis cent ( sent), a. [L. reminiscens, entis, p. pr. of reminisci to recall to mind, to recollect; pref. re re + a word akin to mens mind, memini I remember. See {Mind}.] Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remembrance — noun Date: 14th century 1. the state of bearing in mind 2. a. the ability to remember ; memory b. the period over which one s memory extends 3. an act of recalling to mind 4. a memory of a person, thing, or event 5. a. something that serves to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
anamnesis — anamnestic /an am nes tik/, adj. anamnestically, adv. /an am nee sis/, n., pl. anamneses / seez/. 1. the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence. 2. Platonism. recollection of the Ideas, which the soul had known in a previous… … Universalium
anamnesis — 1. The act of remembering. 2. The medical or developmental history of a patient. [G. a., recollection] * * * an·am·ne·sis .an .am nē səs n, pl ne·ses .sēz 1) a recalling to mind 2) a preliminary case history of a medical or psychiatric patient *… … Medical dictionary
anamnesis — /ænæmˈnisəs/ (say anam neesuhs) noun 1. the recalling of things past; recollection. 2. Medicine a case history. {New Latin, from Greek: a recalling to mind} …
recollection — noun Date: 1624 1. a. tranquillity of mind b. religious contemplation 2. a. the action or power of recalling to mind b. something recalled to the mind Synonyms: see memory … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chronotope — Not to be confused with Chronotype. In the philosophy of language and philology, chronotope is a term coined by M.M. Bakhtin to describe the way time and space are described by language, and, in particular, how literature represents them.[1] The… … Wikipedia
Anamnesis — An am*ne sis, n. [Gr. ana mnhsis, fr. ? to remind, recall to memory; ? + ? to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anamnesis — noun (plural anamneses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anamnēsis, from anamimnēskesthai to remember, from ana + mimnēskesthai to remember more at mind Date: circa 1593 1. a recalling to mind ; reminiscence 2. a preliminary … New Collegiate Dictionary
