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memory

memory

1.3
A thing you remember from the past
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛməri/
translation icon : recuerdo
  • My only escape is into the memory of a life which seems evermore like a fading dream.
  • early memories
  • vivid memories
  • evoke memories

Can you refresh our memories on Abdullah Omar?

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Examples

  • When the doves have taken flight, only the memory of that flight remains.

  • Dancing at bar mitzvahs brings up memories for me.

  • And I think making the memories should be the goal.

  • But it's just, it's such a prominent memory for me, those years.

  • Indeed, my own favorite memory of Bennett in performance comes from his later years.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I chose August, sat down, and listed the memories and associations that came to me.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So Worcester looms large in my memory and in my heart.

  • Nearly all Latin American countries had bitter memories of coups supported by the United States in the 1970s.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For the boxcar kids still alive today, the memory of the 1930s is bittersweet.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She shared a beautiful story from her childhood memory with the class.

Synonyms

recollection
vsmemory
116 3.8

A memory of something from the past or the act of remembering it

is the common everyday term for that recalled event or act
reminiscence
vsmemory
9 6.0

A memory of something from the past

refers to a single remembered fact or impression rather than a story
personal memory
vsmemory
2 3.8

An event from a person's life that they can remember

covers any remembered past thing, not only personal life events
anamnesis
vsmemory
9.9

The ability to remember events from the past

is the actual remembered event or mental impression rather than ability

Antonyms

amnesia
  • Specialized
93 6.7

A loss of memory often after injury, illness, or trauma

77 8.1

A situation when something is completely forgotten and not thought about

Idioms

down memory lane
  • Informal
23 6.5

Remembering happy or important times from the past

18 3.7

To remember someone who has died

During the time people can still remember

Help someone remember something they forgot

1 3.3

Using what you remember without reading or looking

During the time people alive now can remember

To remember many things easily and correctly

8.2

To forget things very quickly, especially names or small details

Compounds

40 3.4

A problem when a person cannot remember information or past experiences

short-term memory
  • Specialized
22 3.9

The ability to remember things for a short time

12 3.5

A time in the recent past that people have lived through

The ability to remember pictures, names, and facts in exact detail

8 3.9

A place in your mind or on a computer where information is kept

long-term memory
  • Specialized
7 3.7

The part of the brain that keeps information for a long time

A skill that lets you do a movement without thinking after much practice

A time that people alive now can remember

computer memory
  • Specialized
3 2.8

A part of a computer that stores data and instructions for the processor

flash memory
  • Specialized
3 4.2

An electronic chip that stores data even when the power is off

working memory
  • Specialized
3 4.4

The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems

memory chip
  • Specialized
3 3.6

An electronic part inside a computer that stores data like RAM

An event from a person's life that they can remember

A happy time from when you were a child that you still think about with joy

1 3.8

Long-term help and housing for people with memory loss like dementia

A thing that stores information like files or photos so you can use it later

declarative memory
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Ability to remember facts and personal events when you try

episodic memory
  • Specialized
1 6.3

The ability to remember specific events from your own life with their details

1 8.3

A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data

memory access
  • Specialized
1 3.7

The act of reading from or writing to a computer's memory

memory chip
  • Specialized
1 4.4

An electronic device put in the brain that records and plays back a person's past events or feelings

1 5.3

A picture you remember from a past event

memory board
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A small computer part that holds chips that store data

memory cache
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A small, fast part of a computer that stores often used data to make access quicker

The skill of remembering and recognizing tunes and musical sounds

random access memory
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A fast place in a computer where programs keep data while the computer runs

read-only memory
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A small computer chip that holds information you can use but cannot change

screen memory
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A childhood memory that hides a more painful real memory

virtual memory
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The computer uses part of its hard disk as extra memory when RAM is full

A CD for computers that holds data you cannot change

computer memory unit
  • Specialized
3.5

A standard size used to measure computer memory, like a byte or kilobyte

Learning something so you remember it exactly

core memory
  • Archaic
8.1

An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data

A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices

drum memory
  • Archaic
9.9

An early computer storage device using a rotating metal cylinder covered with magnetic material to hold data

A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it

episodic memory
  • Specialized
6.5

A computer system in AI that records past events so a program can learn and plan

local memory
  • Specialized
5.6

A fast place inside one processor that a program can use directly

A device that stores information as tiny magnetic areas on a thin layer, used in older computers

9.9

An old machine used in tests that shows items one by one so people can try to remember them

memory image
  • Specialized
6.8

A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file

memory loss
  • Specialized
4.4

When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data

A clear image in your mind of a past event

memory trace
  • Specialized
7.8

A change in brain cells that keeps information about an experience

memory trace
  • Specialized
6.7

A recorded list of a computer program's memory use to help find errors

motor memory
  • Specialized
4.2

A skill that lets you do movements learned by practice without thinking

immediate memory
  • Specialized
4.1

The ability to remember something right after you see or hear it

random memory
  • Specialized
5.7

A part of a computer that stores data for a short time while it runs

random-access memory
  • Specialized
3.8

Space inside a computer where programs keep data while running and that is lost when the computer turns off

read-only memory chip
  • Specialized
3.7

A small computer chip that stores data you cannot change

read/write memory
  • Specialized
4.2

A part of a computer that stores data for a short time the system can read and change while running

reconstructive memory
  • Specialized
8.9

When you remember an event, the mind fills missing details with guesses

reproductive memory
  • Specialized
8.4

A way of remembering that makes an exact copy of the original experience

semantic memory
  • Specialized
5.8

Knowledge of words and facts not about your own life

wormwood memory
  • Literature
9.9

A bitter, painful thought about the past

How Clear

episodic memory
  • Specialized
1 6.3
memory
1.3

Surface Forms

memory singular
memories plural

Etymology

Memory comes from Latin memoria, meaning 'a thing remembered' or 'remembrance', so a memory is a picture or fact you keep from the past, like a small mental memo. This is why we call a past recollection a 'memory'.