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- pronunciation:
- aem
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noun |
| definition: |
partial or complete loss of memory as a result of an injury to the brain, illness, or shock.
Because of amnesia, she did not know her own children. |
The word amnesia
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous, atrophy). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial, amoral) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abyss, amethyst, amnesia, anaemia, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, anesthesia, anonymous, apathy, atheist, atom
mne, mnes, mnest
Greek
root
that means memory
Example words:
- synonyms:
- memor, member, membr
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