memorization

English

Alternative forms

• memorisation

Etymology

From memorize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

memorization (countable and uncountable, plural memorizations)

1. The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.

Derived terms

• dememorization
• rememorization

Translations

act of committing something to memory

Arabic: حِفْظ m (ḥifẓ) Catalan: memorització f Dutch: onthouden (nl) n Finnish: ulkoa opettelu French: mémorisation (fr) f Hausa: haddā̀ (ha) f Italian: memorizzazione (it) f Japanese: 暗記 (ja) (anki) Maori: whakamaumaharatanga Polish: zapamiętywanie (pl) n Portuguese: memorização (pt) f Spanish: memorización f