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    mem·o·ry
    /ˈmem(ə)rē/

    noun

    • 1. the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information: "I've a great memory for faces"
    • 2. something remembered from the past; a recollection: "one of my earliest memories is of sitting on his knee" Similar recollectionremembrancereminiscenceevocation

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  2. the part of a computer in which information or programs are stored either permanently or temporarily, or the amount of space available on it for storing information: My computer has a gigabyte of memory. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idioms. from memory. have a memory like an elephant.

  3. The meaning of MEMORY is the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms. How to use memory in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Memory.

  4. memory. / mĕm ′ ə-rē /. The ability to remember past experiences or learned information, involving advanced mental processes such as learning, retention, recall, and recognition and resulting from chemical changes between neurons in several different areas of the brain, including the hippocampus.

  5. The word memory applies to both the individual facts and experiences you remember as well as the brain's ability to contain it all. A good memory for names means you retain someone's name. But a good memory of your summer job means that you had fun while working at the Jiffy Lube.

  6. Memories definition: the plural of memory. . See examples of MEMORIES used in a sentence.

  7. A memory is something that you remember from the past. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back. He had happy memories of his father. [ + of] Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers. Synonyms: recollection, reminder, reminiscence, impression More Synonyms of memory.

  8. 1. The mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experience. 2. The act or an instance of remembering; recollection: spent the afternoon lost in memory. 3. All that a person can remember: It hasn't happened in my memory. 4. Something that is remembered: pleasant childhood memories. 5.

  9. Definition of memory noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Definition of memory noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. I'm more accustomed to poking about in computers ' memories than fronting people up. Val McDermid KICK BACK ( 2002 ) My own memories of Skillmaster Galen's lessons were painful in the extreme.

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