English Explanatory Dictionary

flashbulb memory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.

Word forms

flashbulb memory flashbulb memories

Etymology

Suggesting the action of photographic flashbulb, which briefly illuminates a single moment in time.

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