"pelmanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Pelman + -ism. Named after the Pelman Institute, founded in London in 1898. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Pelman|ism}} Pelman + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pelmanism (uncountable)
  1. A system of training to improve the memory. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pelmanism-en-noun-X7Sqj6BJ
  2. A memory card game in which a pack of cards is spread out face-down and players try to turn up pairs with the same symbol. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: concentration, memory, pairs Translations (memory card game): Memory [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-pelmanism-en-noun-8P-12qvQ Disambiguation of Games: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'memory card game': 3 97

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