what does memory mean?
MEMORY as NOUN
- Meaning
- an electronic memory device
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Usage Example(s)
- a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he had a good memory when he was younger
Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he can do it from memory
- he enjoyed remembering his father
Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- something that is remembered
Usage Example(s)
- search as he would, the memory was lost
Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Usage Example(s)
- he taught a graduate course on learning and memory
Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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