: a disorder of memory characterized by the illusion that the familiar is being encountered for the first time compare paramnesia sense b

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“Jamais vu.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/jamais%20vu. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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