n :  a disorder of memory: as  a  :  a condition in which the proper meaning of words cannot be remembered  b  :  the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time - called also déjà vu  - compare JAMAIS VU  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·perm·ne·sia 
 
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