memorization

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English memorize
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English memorization

    From memorize + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    memorization (countable and uncountable, plural memorizations)

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

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