Meaning & use
memory
The mental capacity to store and recall information, experiences, or impressions from the past.
See it in a sentence
Her memory for names and faces impressed everyone she met at the reunion.
The old photograph brought back a vivid memory of our first trip to the coast.
A note on using this word
Memory is often used with prepositions like 'of' or 'for'; 'recollection' suggests a specific remembered instance rather than the general faculty.
Words with a similar meaning
recollectionremembrance
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