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pelmanism

pel·man·ism [ pélmə nìzzəm ] or Pel·man·ism [ pélmə nìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
card game involving finding matching pairs: a game in which a pack of cards is laid face down on a table and players try to select matching pairs by remembering their positions from previous attempts

[Early 20th century. After Christopher Louis Pelman, British psychologist]
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