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mneme

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈniːmiː/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈniːmi/
  • dated, uncommon: /ˈniːm/
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1

name

Meaning 1

One of the moons of the planet Jupiter, in the Ananke satellite group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Persisting effect of memory of past events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named after Mneme, one of the three original Muses in Ancient Greek mythology. [from March 2005]

Borrowed from German Mneme which was coined by German evolutionary biologist Richard Semon in 1904 from Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē). First attested in English in 1921 where it was capitalized Mneme.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: mnème — Translations