long-term memory

noun

The stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model where informative knowledge is held indefinitely.

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Meanings

nounlong-term memory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model where informative knowledge is held indefinitely.

    Synonyms: LTM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model where informative knowledge is held indefinitely.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounyour general store of remembered information

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Broader
memoryremembering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish langtidshukommelse
  • langtidshukommelseTranslations
Dutch langetermijngeheugen
  • langetermijngeheugenTranslations
Finnish säilömuisti, pitkäkestoinen muisti
  • säilömuistiTranslations
  • pitkäkestoinen muistiTranslations
French mémoire à long terme
  • mémoire à long termeTranslations
German Langzeitgedächtnis
  • LangzeitgedächtnisTranslations
Italian memoria a lungo termine
  • memoria a lungo termineTranslations
Māori mahara mauroa
  • mahara mauroaTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål langtidshukommelse
  • langtidshukommelseTranslations
Polish pamięć długotrwała
  • pamięć długotrwałaTranslations
Russian долговре́менная па́мять
  • долговре́менная па́мять (dolgovrémennaja pámjatʹ)Translations
Spanish memoria a largo plazo
  • memoria a largo plazoTranslations
Swedish långtidsminne
  • långtidsminneTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

long-term memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-term%20memory

MLA

“long-term memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-term%20memory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-term memory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-term%20memory.

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