memorization

Noun

Meaning

learning so as to be able to remember verbatim

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

memorisation committal to memory remembrance study memory mnemosyne learning storage store consciousness reflection remember recall retention remembering
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Antonyms

end hand provide damage destroy waste
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Hypernyms

learning acquisition

Hyponyms

rote rote learning

Phrases with the word

rote memorization memorization learning

Examples

You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know. Bobby Fischer

The status quo was rote memorization and recitation in classrooms thronged with passive children who were sternly disciplined when they expressed individual needs. David Guterson

[Capablanca] wanted to change the rules already, back in the twenties, because he said chess was getting played out. He was right. Now chess is completely dead. It is all just memorization and prearrangement. It's a terrible game now. Very uncreative. Bobby Fischer

I am very interested in memorization which is the process of incorporating a poem, so, I would say the kind of poetry I write is the kind that emphasises the physical qualities of the words. Robert Pinsky

There's a lot of memorization that goes on in school. You memorize vocabulary words and all these sorts of things. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Americans have been good at improvising for a long time, but in the last few decades, we have gotten very sloppy about the rote memorization of facts. That's a discipline issue. You need the rote skill in order to have something to improvise off of, otherwise you are simply playing air guitar. John Medina

Close letter words and terms

memoriter memorizability memorizable memorization learning memorize memorize by rote