Rhetoric Devices

Question 1

an·am·ne·sis\ˌa-ˌnam-ˈnē-səs\

Answer 1

an·am·ne·sis\ˌa-ˌnam-ˈnē-səs\

noun
: a recalling to mind : reminiscence
: a preliminary case history of a medical or psychiatric patient

Full Definition
1 : a recalling to mind : reminiscence
2 : a preliminary case history of a medical or psychiatric patient

Other forms: plural an·am·ne·ses-ˌsēz\

Examples
an extended, highly fruitful anamnesis that was triggered by the simple act of biting into a madeleine

Origin: New Latin, from Greek anamnēsis, from anamimnēskesthai to remember, from ana- + mimnēskesthai to remember — more at mind.

Synonyms: memory, recall, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence