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memorization

  • a word derived from memorize.
    memorize
    verb (used with object)
    to commit to memory; learn by heart.

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Here was the Founders’ model in miniature: classical knowledge, truth and beauty, memorization and public speaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Password managers simplify the process, allowing children to create and store complex passwords without memorization.

From Salon Oct. 21, 2024

A vast majority of these courses were instituted in public schools as a way to manage kids with differentiated learning modalities outside the confines of test and memorization frameworks adapted from European university traditions.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2023

In certain brain regions including the hippocampus, the researchers found a direct association between brain activity during the memorization process and subsequent memory performance.

From Science Daily Sep. 25, 2023

But still, in the end, it was a memorization trick, like counting turnings in the ducts and keeping the quota count.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi