Memorizations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act or process of committing information to memory for later recall
2. A systematic approach to retaining knowledge through repetition or other strategies
3. The practice of learning material thoroughly to ensure it can be retrieved when needed

Etymology: "Memorizations" is simply the plural of "memorization," so the history belongs to the noun it is built on. "Memorize" comes from the Latin "memor," meaning "mindful" or "remembering," which underlies English "memory" as well. The verb was formed in English by adding the Latin-derived ending "-ize" to that base, and the noun "memorization" was then created by adding "-ation," a suffix that turns verbs into nouns of action or process. That suffix passed into English through Old French, where it descended from the Latin "-ātiō," and its earlier ancestry goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root for a suffix of action. The result is a plain, transparent formation: a process noun describing the act of memorizing. Its meaning follows the sense of the verb, so "memorization" names the activity of committing something to memory, which is why it fits the systematic study methods described here.

Synonyms: retentions, recollections, rememberings

Antonyms: forgetfulness, amnesia, oblivion