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paramnesia

noun par·am·ne·sia \ˌpar-ˌam-ˈnē-zhə, -əm-\

Medical Definition of PARAMNESIA

:  a disorder of memory: as a :  a condition in which the proper meaning of words cannot be remembered b :  the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time—called also déjà vu; compare jamais vu

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