personal memory
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈpɜrsənl ˈmɛməri/
:
memoria personal
- I have a vivid personal memory of the day I graduated from college.
- personal memories of 1986
Examples
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I came back here because I wanted to be haunted by my personal memories.
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I have personal memories of seeing this animation at around 5 years old.
Blog text (7) -
No digging around in my personal memories.
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What are teachers' personal memories and experiences of being tracked?
Academic text (2004) -
When I was invited to talk about personal memories of Vatican II, a question arose:
Academic text (2013) -
In appreciation, I want to share with you my personal memory of the Twin Towers.
Academic text (2001) -
I was born in '37, so many of these priceless pictures bring back personal memories.
Blog text (34) -
Personal memories of the 1986 disaster reflect how Chernobyl presented everyday life dilemmas at home and at work.
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The fact that the words we use may evoke personal memories or idiosyncratic associations makes us no different from the people around us who can actually see what we're talking about.
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Even without reading them, the letters function as a ghost, reawakening personal memories of her father, but also forcing her to reexamine them in the light of the new possibility of reading his version of the past.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
628
2.8
Ability to store and remember information, experiences, and skills
116
3.8
A memory of something from the past or the act of remembering it
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2.8
Ability to remember things you learned
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3.9
The ability to remember people, events, or information
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6.0
A memory of something from the past
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6.3
The ability to remember specific events from your own life with their details
The ability to remember events from the past
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an individual's memory of specific events' is directly and compositionally derived from 'personal' (pertaining to a particular person) + 'memory' (a recollection). This straightforward noun-noun combination follows common compositional patterns across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase personal memory comes from the image of a private box of moments that each person carries inside. The word personal shows it belongs to you and memory is like a stored picture or note, so the phrase means memories of 'one's own life'.