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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread eidetic #153791 01/15/06 10:20 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Homo Loquens OP enthusiast OP Homo Loquens enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Quote: eidetic adjective Psychology relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible; noun: a person able to form or recall eidetic images. ORIGIN 1920s: coined in German from Greek eidetikos, from eidos ‘form.’ Quote: eidetic 1. Relating to the power of visualization of and memory for objects previously seen which reaches its height in children aged 8 to 10. 2. A person possessing this power to a high degree. Origin: G. Eidon, saw (aorist of verb) (05 Mar 2000) Do you think this refers to a photographic memory or a kind of intrapsychic hallucination? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted eidetic Homo Loquens 01/15/06 10:20 AM Re: eidetic Buffalo Shrdlu 01/15/06 11:14 AM Re: eidetic Homo Loquens 01/15/06 11:29 AM Re: eidetic Faldage 01/15/06 02:05 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,347 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 780 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,548 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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