memorizzazione

memorization

noun meh-moh-reed-dzah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From memorizzare (to memorize), from memoria (memory), from Latin memoria.

Also means

storage

Usage Note

Memorizzazione is feminine: la memorizzazione, le memorizzazioni. In computing contexts it means data storage (memorizzazione dei dati); in learning contexts it refers to rote memorization. The verb is memorizzare and the noun memoria covers 'memory' more broadly.

Examples

"La memorizzazione dei vocaboli richiede pratica."

Natural Translation

The memorization of vocabulary requires practice.

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