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eidetic

adjective

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Pronunciation: /aɪˈdɛtɪk/

adj

Etymology: From German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

  1. Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.

    an eidetic memory

    ‘Funny that I should remember it? I have an eidetic memory for numbers, can't help

  2. Of or relating to the essential forms of a phenomena.
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