memory

CEFRA1

/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ability to remember information and past experiences.

  2. 02

    noun

    Something remembered from the past.

Examples

  • I have a bad memory for names.

  • Your poor memory is due to poor listening habits.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmem.ə.ɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

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

More examples

In context

  • What a memory you have.

  • I have no memory of that event.

  • Memory is a facility common to all animals.

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Origin

noun

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.