plural memories
1
a
: the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms
began to lose his memory as he grew older
b
: the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as evidenced by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition
has a good memory for faces
2
a
: commemorative remembrance
erected a statue in memory of the hero
b
: the fact or condition of being remembered
days of recent memory
3
a
: a particular act of recall or recollection
has no memory of the event
b
: an image or impression of one that is remembered
fond memories of her youth
c
: the time within which past events can be or are remembered
within the memory of living men
4
a
: a device (such as a chip) or a component of an electronic device (such as a computer or smartphone) in which information can be inserted and stored and from which it may be extracted when wanted
especially
: ram
b
: capacity for storing information
512 megabytes of memory
5
: a capacity for showing effects as the result of past treatment or for returning to a former condition
—used especially of a material (such as metal or plastic)
Examples of memory in a Sentence
He began to lose his memory as he grew older.
Dad has a selective memory: he remembers the times he was right and forgets the times he was wrong.
We have pleasant memories of the trip.
trying to repress bitter memories
His name evokes memories of a happier time.
That time is just a dim memory to me now.
The happiness of those times is still vivid in my memory.
Her name has faded from memory.
I seem to have very little memory of that time in my life.
The sudden shock jogged his memory and everything came flooding back into his mind.
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Catherine tells the story of her rape as a trauma survivor does, doing her best to conjure the dark collage of sensory details imprinted on her memory.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Nobody will be able to fill Dianne’s immense shoes, but her memory will be my guide.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
After the original Jackson 5 member's death at age 70 on Sept. 5, a funeral service was held in his memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 4.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s a lot of my formative memories as a kid and a lot of what got me into loving restaurants in general.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Nobody will be able to fill Dianne’s immense shoes, but her memory will be my guide.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
After the original Jackson 5 member's death at age 70 on Sept. 5, a funeral service was held in his memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 4.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s a lot of my formative memories as a kid and a lot of what got me into loving restaurants in general.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for memory
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“Memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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memory
noun
mem·o·ry
ˈmem-(ə-)rē 
plural memories
1
a
: the power or process of recalling what has been learned
b
: the store of things learned and kept in the mind
recite from memory
2
: commemoration sense 1
a monument in memory of a hero
3
: something remembered
has pleasant memories of the trip
4
: the time within which past events can be remembered
within the memory of people living today
5
a
: a device (as in a computer) into which information can be inserted and stored and from which it may be taken when needed
b
: capacity for storing information
a computer with 512 megabytes of memory
Medical Definition
memory
noun
mem·o·ry
ˈmem-(ə-)rē
plural memories
1
a
: the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms
b
: the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as indicated by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition
2
: a capacity for showing effects as the result of past treatment or for returning to a former condition
—used especially of a material (as metal or plastic)
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