Definitions
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- noun The
inability toremember the correctword .
Etymologies
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From the Ancient Greek λήθη ("forgetfulness") + λογικός ("of or relating to thought or reason").
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Examples
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To help me with my lethologica, my mother sent along a copy of Foyle's Philavery by Christopher Foyle, which is a wonderful lexicon.
Birthday Book Haul joshenglish 2008
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Can't wait. lethologica (24 posts) on November 17, 2008 - 6: 24pm.
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More interesting is a pair of the same length but without the "s": lethologica: ethological.
weiss commented on the word lethologica
Oh, the irony of me not being able to remember what this word was when I wanted to add it...
January 1, 2007
tomladams commented on the word lethologica
The word “lethologica�? describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
April 26, 2007
avivamagnolia commented on the word lethologica
~ As a term in the fields of psychology and neurology, lethologica refers to a temporary inability to remember a proper noun or name.
January 18, 2009
yesjustryan commented on the word lethologica
a temporary inability to remember words, phrases or names
July 11, 2009