"memory" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛm(ə)ri/ Audio: en-us-memory.ogg [US] Forms: memory [singular], memories [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|memory|memories}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone remembers something, we call the thing they remember a memory.
    Sense id: simple-memory-en-noun-lH-gLVQR
  2. The part of the mind that remembers; the act of remembering.
    Sense id: simple-memory-en-noun-rSYVTWJO
  3. The part of a computer that holds information.
    Sense id: simple-memory-en-noun-FGopoTms Categories (other): Computing
     
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