Spontaneous revival of memories of an earlier condition of life. ... Origin: auto-+ G. Mnesis, a remembering ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: aw′tom-nē′zē-ă Definitions: 1. Spontaneous revival of memories of an earlier condition of life.
automnesia Spontaneous revival of memories of an earlier condition of one's life. Etymologically related 'forget, forgetfulness' word families: aletho-; letho-; oblivio-. Related 'memory, remembering' word families: memor-; reminisc-.