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 of anamnesis 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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Noun
  • Pictures, video and memories of the South Florida storm.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • For the Burdine brothers, that journey has been shared from day one, doubling the memories, the milestones, and the meaning.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Carter’s recollection of how much Dunne wanted to be on television, and how much John Dunne hated his brother’s fame once Dominick came back from failure and addiction to achieve fame as a writer, is fascinating.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Indeed, when the Thirteenth Doctor meets the Fugitive Doctor for the first time, both are confused because neither has any recollection of the other.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 May 2025

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