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memory¹
- /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ US, UK
- /ˈmɛm.ɹi/ US, UK
- /ˈmɪm.ə.ɹi/ pin pen merger
- /ˈmɪm.ɹi/ pin pen merger
- /ˈmem.ə.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈmem.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛməɹi, -ɛmɹi
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember), related to Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) μέρμερος (mérmeros, “anxious”), μέριμνα (mérimna, “care, thought”), Old English ġemimor (“mindful, remembering”). More at mimmer. Doublet of memoir and memoria. Displaced native Old English myne (whence English min) and Old English ġemynd, which took on a different meaning as modern mind.
noun memories · memorie
- The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. Memory is a facility common to all animals.
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A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism.
I have no memory of that event.
Similar: recall, recollection
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The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
Similar: core
- The time within which past events can be or are remembered. in recent memory
- Of a material, which returns to its original shape when heated. memory metal
- A memorial. These weeds are memories of those worser hours.
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Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
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 Memory and Yahtzee, both of which were new to Ms. Cochrane.
Similar: pelmanism
- A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.
Similar: memory, recall, recollection, rememoration, reminiscence · Opposite: blank
Memory²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of memory (“pelmanism”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: remembering, retention, retentiveness, storage, store, memory board, memorization, recollection, remembrance, mind, memoria, consciousness, remember, memorial, memento, reminder
noun
Similar: memory, recall, recollection, rememoration, reminiscence · Opposite: blank
Translations
Every language
noun ability to recall
| Español | memoria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기억 gieok |
| 日本語 | 記憶 kioku |
| 中文 | 記憶 /记忆 jìyì, 記性 /记性 jìxìng, 記性兒 /记性儿 jìxingr |
| हिन्दी | स्मृति smŕti, याद yād, हाफ़िज़ा hāfizā |
| Kiswahili | kumbukumbu |
| Português | memória |
| Français | mémoire |
| Deutsch | Gedächtnis |
| Italiano | memoria |
| Ελληνικά | μνήμη mními |
| Română | memorie, ținere de minte |
| Русский | па́мять pámjatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trí nhớ |
| العربية | ذَاكِرَة ḏākira, حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓa |
| עברית | זיכרון \ זִכָּרוֹן zikarón |
noun stored record
| Español | recuerdo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회상 hoesang, 추억 chueok |
| 日本語 | 記憶 kioku, 思い出 omoide, 回想 kaisō, 追憶 tsuioku |
| 中文 | 記憶 /记忆 jìyì, 記性 /记性 jìxing, 回憶 /回忆 huíyì, 追憶 /追忆 zhuīyì |
| Português | lembrança, recordação |
| Français | souvenir |
| Deutsch | Erinnerung |
| Italiano | memoria, ricordo |
| Ελληνικά | ανάμνηση anámnisi, θύμηση thýmisi, μνήμη mními |
| Română | amintire |
| Русский | воспомина́ние vospominánije |
| Tiếng Việt | kỷ niệm, kí ức |
| العربية | ذِكْرَى ḏikrā |
| עברית | זיכרון \ זִכָּרוֹן zikarón |
Talk about this word "memory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/memory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. memory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/memory "memory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/memory.Cite this
@misc{memory_2026,
title = {memory},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memory},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
