memoria technica

noun

me·​mo·​ria tech·​ni·​ca

mə̇¦mōrēəˈteknə̇kə

: an artificial aid to the memory : a mnemonic aid

evidence the survival of this primitive memoria technica

—Edward Clodd

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, artificial memory

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