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memory
What does memory mean?
memory (noun): something that is remembered.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use memory in a sentence?
- Search as he would, the memory was lost. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce memory?
/ˈmɛməɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does memory come from?
From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to memory
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “memory”?
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What does “memory” mean?
a state at a particular time
Not quite: that's what condition means.
power to direct or determine
Not quite: that's what control means.
something that is remembered
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a commodity offered for sale
Not quite: that's what product means.
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