Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memory

/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
mem-o-ry
IPA
/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A memorial.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/
  • British English: /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

memories (plural) memorie (alternative)

Derived Forms

forgettery memcapacitance memcapacitor memex memoried memorist memorycide memoryful memoryless memristor metamemory multimemory

Phrases

as memory serves base memory battery memory bubble memory buddy memory allocation childhood memory collective memory commit to memory

Frequently Paired Words

memo memoir memorabilia memorable memorandum memorate memorial memorise

Synonyms

recall retention recollection core pelmanism memory rememoration reminiscence

Antonyms

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Rhymes With

in-memory emery emory lemery kemery muscle memory

Questions

How do you pronounce memory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/.
What does memory mean?
The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
Where does memory come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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