■ noun ( plural memories )
1》 the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information: each child recited a verse from ~.
2》 something remembered.
↘the remembering or commemoration of a dead person.
↘the length of time over which a person or event continues to be remembered.
3》 a computer's equipment or capacity for storing data or program instructions for retrieval.
Phrases
in ~ of intended to remind people of.
take a trip (or walk ) down ~ lane indulge in pleasant or sentimental memories.
Origin
ME: from OFr. memorie , from L. memoria '~', from memor 'mindful, remembering'.