memoria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.

Pronunciation

mə-môrʹē-ə /məˈmɔɹi.ə/

Word forms

memoria

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin memoria, from memor (“mindful, remembering”). Doublet of memoir and memory.

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