MEMORISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does memorisation mean? 

• MEMORISATION (noun)
  The noun MEMORISATION has 1 sense:

1. learning so as to be able to remember verbatim

  Familiarity information: MEMORISATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEMORISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Learning so as to be able to remember verbatim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

committal to memory; memorisation; memorization

Context example:

the actor's memorization of his lines

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)