cryptomnesia.

The return of remembered material without recognition that it is a memory, making it seem new or original.

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Words that belong together

• an instance of cryptomnesia
• cryptomnesia in creative work

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Cryptomnesia explained why the melody felt invented until she heard the old recording.

He considered cryptomnesia before accusing her of deliberately copying the passage.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.