# flashbulb memory

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.

## Etymology
Suggesting the action of photographic flashbulb, which briefly illuminates a single moment in time.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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