"amnestic" meaning in English

See amnestic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æmˈnɛs.tɪk/ [General-American, UK] Audio: En-us-amnestic.ogg Forms: more amnestic [comparative], most amnestic [superlative]
Etymology: From amnesty (“forgetfulness”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|amnesty|ic|gloss1=forgetfulness}} amnesty (“forgetfulness”) + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} amnestic (comparative more amnestic, superlative most amnestic)
  1. (medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj). Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: amnesic [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: amnestical, amnestically, amnestic mild cognitive impairment Translations (that causes amnesia): amnesties (Afrikaans), amnestik (Indonesian), amnestik (Malay), amnéstico (Portuguese)
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Noun

IPA: /æmˈnɛs.tɪk/ [General-American, UK] Audio: En-us-amnestic.ogg Forms: amnestics [plural]
Etymology: From amnesty (“forgetfulness”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|amnesty|ic|gloss1=forgetfulness}} amnesty (“forgetfulness”) + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} amnestic (plural amnestics)
  1. Synonym of amnesic (noun). Synonyms: amnesic [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-amnestic-en-noun-oJaBNVod Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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