OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 57563

hyperthymesia

/ˌhaɪ.pə.θaɪˈmiː.zi.ə/
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hipertimesia
A rare condition in which a person possesses a superior autobiographical memory and is able to recall the vast majority of personal events and experiences in life.
Lesley hadn't been interested in the story, because she didn't think that HSAM (or hyperthymesia, as it was called then) was that rare, having known me for so many years.
Others may have some degree of hyperthymesia — they may spend an abnormally large amount of time thinking about their personal past, and have an extraordinary capacity to recall sp…
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