memoria

me·mo·ri·a
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US/məˈmɔɹi.ə/

noun

One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.

OriginLatin memoria →
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Meanings

nounmemoria (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOne of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.

Origin

  1. Latinmemoria
  2. Englishmemoria

Borrowed from Latin memoria, from memor (“mindful, remembering”). Doublet of memoir and memory.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with memoria

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Cite this entry
APA

memoria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memoria

MLA

“memoria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memoria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “memoria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memoria.

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