a good memory

  • 1a liar ought to have a good memory — Cf. QUINTILIAN Institutio Oratoria IV. ii. mendacem memorem esse oportet, a liar ought to have a good memory. a 1542 T. WYATT in Poetical Works (1858) p. xxxvii. They say, ‘He that will lie well must have a good remembrance, that he agree in all… …

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  • 2good memory — accurate recollection, accurate recall …

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  • 3Memory tester — Memory testers are specialized test equipment used to test and verify memory modules typically in SIMM or DIMM configurations. It detects functional failures of memory modules. Contents 1 Types 1.1 Hardware testers 1.2 Software testers …

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  • 4memory — memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence, mind, souvenir are comparable though not wholly synonymous terms since all involve the ideas of remembering and of being remembered. Memory applies chiefly to the power or function of remembering… …

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  • 5memory like an elephant — An elephant never forgets is a saying, so if a person has a memory like an elephant, he or she has a very good memory indeed …

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  • 6memory — noun 1 ability to remember ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, long, prodigious, retentive ▪ awful, bad, faulty, poor …

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  • 7memory — mem|o|ry [ mem(ə)ri ] noun *** 1. ) count something that you remember: The memory of that night is still clear in his mind. memory of: I don t have many good memories of my school days. a vivid memory (=a very clear memory): What are your most… …

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  • 8memory — /mem euh ree/, n., pl. memories. 1. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. 2. this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a …

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  • 9memory — n. power of recalling 1) to jog smb. s memory 2) to commit smt. to memory 3) to slip smb. s memory (the date has slipped my memory) 4) to lose one s memory 5) an infallible; photographic; powerful; retentive; short memory 6) (med.) long term;… …

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  • 10memory */*/*/ — UK [ˈmem(ə)rɪ] / US noun Word forms memory : singular memory plural memories 1) a) [countable] something that you remember The memory of that night is still clear in his mind. memory of: I don t have very fond memories of my school days. a vivid… …

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