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extrapsychic

adj. pertaining to that which originates outside the mind or that which occurs between the mind and the environment. Compare intrapsychic.

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December 7th 2024

sharpening

sharpening

n. a phenomenon in which some details of a memory become more sharply defined and accentuated—and possibly exaggerated—over time in comparison to the original experience.