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[mem-uh-ree]

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noun, plural -ries.

the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.

this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a good memory.

the act or fact of retaining and recalling impressions, facts, etc.; remembrance; recollection: to draw from memory.

the length of time over which recollection extends: a time within the memory of living persons.

a mental impression retained; a recollection: one's earliest memories.

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the reputation of a person or thing, especially after death; fame: a ruler of beloved memory.

the state or fact of being remembered.

a person, thing, event, fact, etc., remembered.

commemorative remembrance; commemoration: a monument in memory of Columbus.

10.

the ability of certain materials to return to an original shape after deformation.

11.

Also called computer memory, storage. Computers.

the capacity of a computer to store information subject to recall.

the components of the computer in which such information is stored.

12.

Rhetoric. the step in the classical preparation of a speech in which the wording is memorized.

13.

Cards. concentration (def. 7).

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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English memorie < Latin memoria, equivalent to memor mindful, remembering + -ia -y³

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Example Sentences

Belil, memories still linger''We were all kids back then, called upon to.

Making and remaking memories is a continuing process.

Several chip makers are out to make polymer memories with large storage capacities.

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Belil, memories still linger''We were all kids back then, called upon to.

Making and remaking memories is a continuing process.

Several chip makers are out to make polymer memories with large storage capacities.

Memories of drought remain with old female elephants and could help their clans survive hard times, new research says.

Precious memories need not fade if a report today bears fruit.

Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people's lives.

The truth is, our comforting food memories don't all run to macaroni and cheese.

Over the course of a lifetime, humans take in more information and memories than their brains can handle.

It brought back some bad memories and some great memories.

The minutiae of memories being collected and told and retold over and over again.

He is mourning his mother's recent death and throughout he is haunted by memories of her and of his dead sister and father.

She is lost in her memories of a bygone past and looking into an empty future of tomorrow.

Scientists show that it's possible to erase specific memories in the brain.

These are some of the unique memories of my hometown and the truth that there are many advantages to wealth.

Happy memories of previous planting parties also keep people coming.

Memories fade with time, often to the annoyance of those who can't recall important details.

The weekend's big storm raises memories of another one, and an even bigger one before that.

They serve as conservators and promulgators of our cultural memories.

Sometimes the memories are faded because so few were left to remember.

There have been a handful of people over the years with uncommonly good memories.

Researchers are closing in on the rules that the brain uses to lay down memories.

RVs offer the flexibility to escape often and make memories for less than you think.

The memories will make you a heck of a lot happier than, say, a new wing chair.

Adam starts us off slow, telling of how he came upon his childhood collection and the memories that came back with it.

These negative interactions with professors create deep memories.

She thus suspects that this could help to explain how fuller-bodied memories form as people grow old.

Elephants aren't the only animals with long memories.

Erasing frightening memories may be possible during a brief period after recollection.

My fondest memories of growing up in this town involve.

It has the ability to trigger memories and emotions unlike any other stimuli affecting our senses.

Worse, our memories are vulnerable to contamination and distortion.

It unstoppered many readers' high-proof memories of stalled dissertations, some eventually finished and some not.

Now the war is over, but the resentments and the memories of murdered kin remain, without the armed bands to act on their behalf.

Easily archive travel memories by scanning slides and film.

According to the study's results, this receptor modification actually improves the recall of emotional memories.

With gentle tenacity, she pried loose memories of long-gone ancestors from elderly villagers.

Replaying memories while people are awake leaves their memories subject to tinkering.

Emotionally powerful material is particularly liable to emerge in telepathy, as well as repressed thoughts and memories.

New highways and faster railways will erode painful memories of squalid trains and bumpy roads.

Preserve and share your travel memories with this easy-to-use slide and film scanner.

We manipulate our memories to brace for future hardships.

The lighting is beautiful in a picture that brings back many memories of my childhood.

The camera makers obviously bring incredible camera and lens innovation to the capturing of memories.

Pry, whenever you talk about that calculator, it brings back memories of my childhood.

Memories of cold-war compromises and blunders, real or imagined, were either fading or appeared forgivable.

Don't let a computer failure destroy your precious memories.

Active neural connections that generate these painful memories have lower electrical resistance than inactive one.

Suddenly, all these people who had been paralyzed by the memories of the crisis started looking forward.

Reinforcing memories by briefly dozing after learning new material.

Some people may inadvertently reconstruct events or embellish memories.

The narratives vary from the personal to the collective, but individual memories are often used to tap into universal themes.

They share some of their favorite memories from their trip.

Such memories are not easily accessible but also they do not easily overwritten by memories of any subsequent events.

Its history consists of memories and stories of its past inhabitants and present visitors.

But refreshing memories on the practice field is a time sucker, and when players' salaries are in the millions, time is money.

McCain shows that people have short memories about scandals.

They can thus act as memories as well as processors.

Other corvids may use memories of past experiences to plan ahead.

Memories of tragic public events have been of interest to researchers for years.

Some had come a long way, and their memories went back many years to when they were young and the ship had been home.

The memories however still remain, and thanks to the recent invention of.

In that way, memories of the war will serve to perpetuate the crisis.

Instead, they are stored in mobile gadgets' silicon memories and refreshed when a new connection is.

The tempest's legacy would include more than vivid memories of its power.

Similar subconscious memories may haunt recovering addicts.

Send us your personal essays about trick-or-treating or other sweet memories.

It provided me with some of the best memories of my life.

The good news is tempered by memories of recent disaster, however.

Tests reveal patients in vegetative states can form new memories.

May not be making many more of these trips and this will help keep fond memories.

Savor the memories of fine wine by saving and recycling the corks.

Images of inhumanity and atrocity are burned into our memories.

It captures one with a feeling of memories linking past to futuresadness to hopeelegance to emptiness.

Nothing captures travel memories as well as an authentic, handmade item that represents a country's history or heritage.

The ability to retrieve memories quickly also slides.

Glad you guys are going to have a park or something to keep the good memories intake.

Nature and landscapes are a favorite photographic subject, evoking memories of travel and senses.

Machines lack the creativity for novel ideas and have no feelings and no fond memories of their youth.

Reaading this great story brought back a flood of memories.

When not in the ring, he visits patients with failing memories.

It usually includes expressing feelings about the loss, reviewing memories about the deceased and finding meaning in the loss.

Enjoyed reading your articleit brought back a lot of memories.

The authors say that the act of reconstructing knowledge enhances learning and strengthens memories.

My earliest memories was to save everything, even a piece of string.

Interfere with those stronger neuronal connections, and a brain can have trouble laying down new memories.

We wanted to break down that silo, because engaging with other patrons can add to your experience and memories of the dinner.

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

memory

mid-13c., from Anglo-Fr. memorie, from L. memoria, from memor "mindful, remembering," from PIE base *men-/*mon- "think" (see mind (n.)). Computer sense is from 1946.

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"I am grown old and my memory is not as active as it used to be. When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this, but we all have to do it." [Mark Twain]

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Medical Dictionary

memory mem·o·ry (měm'ə-rē)
n.

The mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experience based on the mental processes of learning, retention, recall, and recognition.
Persistent modification of behavior resulting from experience.
The capacity of a material, such as plastic or metal, to return to a previous shape after deformation.
The capability of the immune system to produce a specific secondary response to an antigen it has previously encountered.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

memory

(měm'ə-rē) Pronunciation Key

1. 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. Immediate memory lasts for just a few seconds. Short-term memory stores information that has been minimally processed and is available only for a few minutes, as in remembering a phone number just long enough to use it. Short-term memory is transferred into long-term memory, which can last for many years, only when repeated use of the information facilitates neurochemical changes that allow it to be retained. The loss of memory because of disease or injury is called amnesia.
2. The collection of information gained from past learning or experience that is stored in a person's mind.
3. A piece of information, such as the mental image of an experience, that is stored in the memory.
4. A part of a computer in which data is stored for later use.
5. The capacity of a computer, chips, and storage devices to preserve data and programs for retrieval. Memory is measured in bytes. See more at hard disk , RAM , ROM.
1. A part of a computer in which data is stored for later use.
2. The capacity of a computer, chips, and storage devices to preserve data and programs for retrieval. Memory is measured in bytes. See more at hard disk , RAM , ROM.
The capacity of a material, such as plastic or metal, to return to a previous shape or condition.
The capacity of the immune system to produce a specific immune response to an antigen it has previously encountered.

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