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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Loss of memory of events occurring during a limited period of time, recollection of what has happened before or after that time being retained.
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- noun A form of
amnesia in which thepatient canrecall older events but notrecent ones.
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Loss of memory of the events of a specific period. (from Phrontistery)
May 24, 2008