photographic memory

noun

: an unusual ability to remember things completely and exactly as they were seen, read, etc.

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The series followed a police detective with a photographic memory played by Poppy Montgomery. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 But Jim, who had a photographic memory, could study the script for 10 minutes and then read the entire thing on air from memory. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Someone like Marcello Mastroianni, who always downplayed his being this super-talented artist, had a photographic memory and could learn everything by the first read. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 With, of course, a perfect photographic memory of thousands of soccer games. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for photographic memory

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“Photographic memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographic%20memory. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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