Episodic memory

/ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ noun

The long-term memory system storing personally experienced events with their specific time, place, and emotional context.

From Greek 'epeisodion' (addition, episode) + Latin 'memoria' (memory). Memory of life episodes. Concept from Endel Tulving (1972).

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