eidetic
Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental…Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
Translations
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Meaning
2 sensesMarked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
an eidetic memory
eidetisch, fotographisch
Of or relating to the essential forms of a phenomena.
- of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy
Origin
From German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”From German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).
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Forms
more eidetic, most eidetic| Comparative | more eidetic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most eidetic Lesson |
regular
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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