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MEMORISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
Example:
the actor's memorization of his lines
Synonyms:
committal to memory; memorisation; memorization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("memorisation" is a kind of...):
acquisition; learning (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "memorisation"):
rote; rote learning (memorization by repetition)
Derivation:
memorise (commit to memory; learn by heart)
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