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noun
The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: memorisation, committal to memory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: learning, acquisition
Narrower terms: rote, rote learning
History
Etymology tree English memorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English memorization From memorize + -ation.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
