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noun
A childhood memory that is invented or exaggerated to cover up some other possibly traumatic memory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
A portion of computer memory storing the graphics currently displayed on the screen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: memory
History
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