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memory

Syllabification: (mem·o·ry)
Pronunciation: /ˈmem(ə)rē/

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Definition of memory

noun (plural memories)

  • 1the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information:I’ve a great memory for faces my grandmother is losing her memory the brain regions responsible for memory
  • the mind regarded as a store of things remembered:he searched his memory frantically for an answer
  • 2something remembered from the past; a recollection:one of my earliest memories is of sitting on his knee the mind can bury all memory of traumatic abuse
  • the remembering or recollection of a dead person, especially one who was popular or respected:clubs devoted to the memory of Sherlock Holmes
  • the length of time over which people continue to remember a person or event:the worst slump in recent memory
  • 3the part of a computer in which data or program instructions can be stored for retrieval.
  • capacity for storing information on a computer:the module provides 16Mb of memory

Phrases

from memory

without reading or referring to notes:each child was required to recite a verse from memory

in memory of

intended to remind people of, especially to honor a dead person.

take a trip (or walk) down memory lane

deliberately recall pleasant or sentimental memories.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor 'mindful, remembering'

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