"photographic memory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: photographic memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} photographic memory (plural photographic memories)
  1. (neuroscience) An eidetic memory; the ability to recall images, sounds, smells, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume. Categories (topical): Memory, Neuroscience Synonyms: total recall Translations (eidetic memory): 照相機般的記憶力 (Chinese Mandarin), 照相机般的记忆力 (zhàoxiàngjī bān de jìyìlì) (Chinese Mandarin), fotografisch geheugen [neuter] (Dutch), valokuvamuisti (Finnish), memória fotográfica [feminine] (Portuguese), fotografik hafıza (Turkish)

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