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Meaning of selective memory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The ability to retrieve certain facts and events but not others.
    uncountable
  2. An ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient, embarrassing, or disadvantageous.
    uncountable

CEFR level

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

selective mutism selective school selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor selective yellow Selectively Selectiveness

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