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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wordnesia en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of word + amnesia.

Meanings

  1. (uncommon, uncountable) A phenomenon where one cannot recall the spelling of a common word, despite knowing its pronunciation and having previously written it numerous times.
  2. (rare, uncountable) Synonym of semantic satiation (“a phenomenon where the repetition of a word or phrase causes it to temporarily lose all meaning to a reader or listener”).

Relateds

presque vu · lethologica (first sense)

Synonyms

semantic satiation