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memory

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noun/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi//ˈmɛm.ɹi//ˈmɪm.ə.ɹi/
  1. 1

    The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.uncountable

    • Memory is a facility common to all animals.
  2. 2

    A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism.countableuncountable

    • I have no memory of that event.
    • My wedding is one of my happiest memories.
  3. 3

    The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).countableuncountable

    • This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
  4. 4

    The time within which past events can be or are remembered.countableuncountable

    • in recent memory
    • in living memory
  5. 5

    Of a material, which returns to its original shape when heated.attributivecountableuncountable

    • memory metal
    • memory plastic
  6. 6

    A memorial.countableobsoleteuncountable

    • These weeds are memories of those worser hours.
  7. 7

    Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).uncountable

    • After he saw her a few more times, Mr. Cherkasky asked Ms. Cochrane out on a date in May 2008 to Central Park. He brought along some games to break the ice, and Ms. Cochrane brought cupcakes. They found a quiet place to sit and played Memor
    • One example of that would be a memory game that I originally worked on with a friend of mine at Ovrflo Media some time ago. If you aren't familiar with the game of memory, it's a matching game where you are presented with several cards in t
  8. 8

    A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.collectivecountablerare

syn. memory · recall · recollection · rememoration · reminiscence

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