Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memorization

/ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: mem-o-riza-tion
IPA: /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English memorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English memorization From memorize + -ation.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

memorizations (plural) memorisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

dememorization rememorization

Synonyms

memorisation committal to memory

Questions

How do you pronounce memorization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/.
What does memorization mean?: The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.
Where does memorization come from?: Etymology tree English memorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English memorization From memorize + -ation.

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