ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Engram

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Engram is a noun meaning A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.

Meaning

A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.

More Meanings

  1. (Scientology) A painful, negative mental image representing a past event.

Example Sentences

I use the word engram to denote this permanent change wrought by a stimulus; the sum of such engrams in an organism may be called its "engram-store," among which must distinguish inherited from acquired engrams.

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Related dictionary entries include gram, grammer, ingle, ingress, ensign.

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