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Meaning of pelmanism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A system of training to improve the memory.
  2. A memory card game in which a pack of cards is spread out face-down and players try to turn up pairs with the same symbol.

Equivalents

Deutsch Memory
Suomi muistipeli
日本語 神経衰弱
Nederlands memory

Examples

“Leamas who normally read nothing, read newspapers slowly and with concentration. He remembered details, like the names and addresses of people who were the subject of small news items. He did it almost unconsciously as a kind of private pelmanism, and it absorbed him entirely.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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