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memorythe faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmeməri/

Korean meaning: 기억력, 기억

Korean pronunciation: 멤-러-리 (강세: 멤)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's memory is so good that she can still remember every student she taught 30 years ago.
  • I have the memory of a goldfish when it comes to people's names - I forget them within 3 seconds!
  • The smell of cookies always brings back memories of baking with my mom.

memory

NOUN

//ˈmeməri//

the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information

memory concept
💡 Concept

Grandmother recalls old family memories

memory rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A century of memory lives in pottery

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmeməri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmeməri/

🌳Etymology

Rootmemor
Suffix--y

Origin

라틴어 'memoria'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '기억하다'를 뜻하는 'memor'에서 나왔습니다. 고대 그리스 신화의 기억의 여신 므네모시네(Mnemosyne)와도 연관이 있어, 기억과 학습의 소중함을 상징합니다.

🎵Rhyme

centurybatterypotterylottery
century
battery
pottery
lottery

🔗Collocations

good memory
childhood memory
refresh one's memory
memory loss
in memory of
memory card
vivid memory

📝Examples

My grandmother's memory is so good that she can still remember every student she taught 30 years ago.

😄 Fun example

I have the memory of a goldfish when it comes to people's names - I forget them within 3 seconds!

The smell of cookies always brings back memories of baking with my mom.

😄 Fun example

My phone's memory is full because I take photos of every meal like I'm a food blogger.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

recollectionremembrancereminiscencerecall

Antonyms

forgetfulnessamnesiaoblivion

Related

memorizememorialmemorablerememberremind

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