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- 4 dictionary resultsmem⋅o⋅ra⋅ble
[mem-er-uh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech. |
| 2. | easily remembered. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L memorābilis worth mentioning, equiv. to memorā(re) to mention + -bilis -ble
1400–50; late ME < L memorābilis worth mentioning, equiv. to memorā(re) to mention + -bilis -ble
Related forms:
mem⋅o⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, mem⋅o⋅ra⋅ble⋅ness, noun
mem⋅o⋅ra⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. noteworthy, impressive, celebrated.
1. noteworthy, impressive, celebrated.
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| mem·o·ra·ble (měm'ər-ə-bəl) adj. Worth being remembered or noted; remarkable: "memoirs of people who never had a memorable thought" (George F. Will). [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin memorābilis, from memorāre, to bring to remembrance, from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots.] mem'o·ra·bil'i·ty, mem'o·ra·ble·ness n., mem'o·ra·bly adv. |
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Memorable
Mem"o*ra*ble\, a. [L. memorabilis, fr. memorare to bring to remembrance, fr. memor mindful, remembering. See Memory, and cf. Memorabilia.] Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable. -- Mem"o*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Mem"o*ra*bly, adv. Surviving fame to gain, Buy tombs, by books, by memorable deeds. --Sir J. Davies.
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Language Translation for : memorable
Spanish:
memorable,
German:
denkwürdig,
Japanese:
思い出に残る
memorable
1436, from M.Fr. mémorable, from L. memorabilis "worthy of being remembered," from memorare "to bring to mind."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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