"engram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/, /ˈɛŋˌɡɹæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-engram.wav [US] Forms: engrams [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Engramm which was coined by German evolutionary biologist Richard Semon in 1904. First attested in English in 1921 (see quotation below). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing, picture”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Engramm}} German Engramm, {{der|en|grc|ἐν|t=in}} Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”), {{m|grc|γράμμα|t=writing, picture}} γράμμα (grámma, “writing, picture”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} engram (plural engrams)
  1. A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory. Categories (topical): Pseudoscience Translations (postulated change in neural tissue): muistijälki (Finnish), Engramm [neuter] (German), έγγραμμα (éngramma) [neuter] (Greek), engrama [masculine] (Spanish), minnesspår [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-engram-en-noun-uAzjaUFO Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'postulated change in neural tissue': 85 15
  2. (Scientology) A painful, negative mental image representing a past event. Categories (topical): Scientology Translations (Scientology: negative mental image): engrammi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-engram-en-noun-5DocV4MS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 71 Topics: Scientology, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Scientology: negative mental image': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: engramme

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