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Wikipedia: Semantic satiation

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation
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Wikipedia: Semantic satiation
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Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds.
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This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 3 well-attested, 1 partially Attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Psychological Phenomena, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.

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3

Psychological Phenomena

Partially Attested

1

Psychological Phenomena

Holds

1

Psychological Phenomena

General References

3

Psychological Phenomena

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