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Definition of amnesia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amnesia

noun
 
/æmˈniːziə/
 
/æmˈniːʒə/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a medical condition in which somebody partly or completely loses their memoryTopics Mental healthc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Greek amnēsia ‘ forgetfulness’.
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