What has Memory to do with Music or Amusement with Geography?
You know of MEMORY and that at times you suffer from AMNESIA. Do you find such AMUSING? Guess which apparently unrelated words convey related illuminating ideas.
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AMNESIA AMNESTY
~ AMNESIA id+ | med> LOSS OF MEMORY |
~ AMNESTY id+ | TO FORGET thus FORGIVE |
implies FORGETFULNESS
gr MNEMOS = MEMORY
myth> MNEMOSINE or MOTHER OF THE MUSES ...
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Oligarch Oligarchy Oligo Oligophrenia
~ OLIGO id+ | RESTRICTED LIMITED FEW | ...
~ OLIGOPHRENIA med> MENTALLY LIMITED RETARDED ...
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