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单词 pelman
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Pelmann.

Brit. /ˈpɛlmən/, U.S. /ˈpɛlm(ə)n/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pelman.
Etymology: < the name of Christopher Louis Pelman (born to German parents as Christoph L. Poehlmann), co-founder (in either 1899 or 1900, with J. W. Ennever) of the Pelman Institute for the Scientific Development of Mind, Memory, and Personality in London.
attributive. Designating the system of memory training taught by the Pelman Institute.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [adjective]
mnemoneutic1652
mnemonical1661
mnemonic1672
memorial1735
anamnestic1753
mnemotechnic1839
Pelman1900
1900 Phonetic Jrnl. 15 Dec. 790/2 I may say that I speak of the Pelman system from intimate personal knowledge.
1926 Times 5 Jan. 7/7 (advt.) The Pelman method of learning languages is explained in four little books.
1972 Listener 17 Aug. 210/3 I did a Pelman course, which hasn't done very much good because I've got the worst memory of anybody.
2003 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 11 Sept. 62 He completed the Pelman System of Mind Memory and Training by correspondence, which helped prepare him for a career in journalism.

Derivatives

ˈPelmanite n. rare = Pelmanist n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > expert
memory-man1815
mnemonist1827
mnemonician1830
mnemonicalist1887
mnemotechnist1891
Pelmanist1916
Pelmanite1920
1920 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 561/2 I fear I must be suffering from what the Pelmanites call ‘mind-wandering’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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