as in memory
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered an extended, highly fruitful anamnesis that was triggered by the simple act of biting into a madeleine

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Recent Examples on the Web The white horse and classic car tricked out with chandeliers are obviously fantastic; more coded are the homages to the 2000s, which the twenty-somethings involved seem to have anamnesis for. Vogue, 8 Apr. 2022

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“Anamnesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anamnesis. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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