mem|ber|ship ◆◇◇ /me mbə r ʃ I p/ (memberships )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Membership of an organization is the state of being a member of it. □ [+ of ] The country has also been granted membership of the World Trade Organisation. □ He sent me a membership form.
2 N‑VAR [with sing or pl verb] The membership of an organization is the people who belong to it, or the number of people who belong to it. □ [+ of ] The European Builders Confederation has a membership of over 350,000 building companies. □ …the recent fall in party membership.
mem|brane /me mbre I n/ (membranes ) N‑COUNT A membrane is a thin piece of skin which connects or covers parts of a person's or animal's body.
meme /miː m/ (memes ) N‑COUNT A meme is something such as a video, picture, or phrase that a lot of people send to each other on the internet. □ The image quickly became a meme.
me|men|to /m I me ntoʊ/ (mementos or mementoes ) N‑COUNT A memento is an object which you keep because it reminds you of a person or a special occasion. □ [+ of ] More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches.
memo /me moʊ/ (memos ) N‑COUNT A memo is a short official note that is sent by one person to another within the same company or organization.
mem|oirs /me mwɑː r z/ N‑PLURAL [usu with poss] A person's memoirs are a written account of the people who they have known and events that they remember. □ In his memoirs, De Gaulle wrote that he had come to London determined to save the French nation.
memo|ra|bilia /me mərəb I liə/ N‑PLURAL Memorabilia are things that you collect because they are connected with a person or organization in which you are interested.
memo|rable /me mərəb ə l/ ADJ Something that is memorable is worth remembering or likely to be remembered, because it is special or very enjoyable. □ …the perfect setting for a nostalgic memorable day. □ Annette's performance as Eliza Doolittle in 'Pygmalion' was truly memorable. ● memo|rably ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □ The National Theatre's production is memorably staged.
memo|ran|dum /me məræ ndəm/ (memoranda or memorandums )
1 N‑COUNT A memorandum is a written report that is prepared for a person or committee in order to provide them with information about a particular matter. □ The delegation submitted a memorandum to the Commons on the blatant violations of basic human rights.
2 N‑COUNT A memorandum is a short official note that is sent by one person to another within the same company or organization. [FORMAL ]
me|mo|rial /m I mɔː riəl/ (memorials )
1 N‑COUNT A memorial is a structure built in order to remind people of a famous person or event. □ Every village had its war memorial.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] A memorial event, object, or prize is in honour of someone who has died, so that they will be remembered. □ A memorial service is being held for her at St Paul's Church.
3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you say that something will be a memorial to someone who has died, you mean that it will continue to exist and remind people of them. □ [+ to ] The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island.
Me|mo |rial Day N‑UNCOUNT In the United States, Memorial Day is a public holiday when people honour the memory of Americans who have died in wars. Memorial Day is celebrated in most states on the last Monday in May.
me|mo|ri|al|ize /m I mɔː riəla I z/ (memorializes , memorializing , memorialized ) in BRIT, also use memorialise VERB If a person or event is memorialized , something is produced that will continue to exist and remind people of them. □ [be V -ed] He was praised in print and memorialized in stone throughout the South. □ [V n] When she died in 1946, her friends wanted to memorialize her in some significant way.
memo|rize /me məra I z/ (memorizes , memorizing , memorized ) in BRIT, also use memorise VERB If you memorize something, you learn it so that you can remember it exactly. □ [V n] He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street.
memo|ry ◆◆◇ /me məri/ (memories )
1 N‑VAR [oft poss N ] Your memory is your ability to remember things. □ All the details of the meeting are fresh in my memory. □ [+ for ] He'd a good memory for faces, and he was sure he hadn't seen her before. □ But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961.
2 N‑COUNT A memory is something that you remember from the past. □ She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back. □ [+ of ] He had happy memories of his father. □ Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers.
3 N‑COUNT A computer's memory is the part of the computer where information is stored, especially for a short time before it is transferred to disks or magnetic tapes. [COMPUTING ] □ The data are stored in the computer's memory.
4 N‑SING [usu with poss, oft in N of n] If you talk about the memory of someone who has died, especially someone who was loved or respected, you are referring to the thoughts, actions, and ceremonies by which they are remembered. □ She remained devoted to his memory. □ The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.
5 PHRASE If you do something from memory , for example speak the words of a poem or play a piece of music, you do it without looking at it, because you know it very well. □ Many members of the church sang from memory.
6 PHRASE If you say that something is, for example, the best, worst, or first thing of its kind in living memory , you are emphasizing that it is the only thing of that kind that people can remember. [EMPHASIS ] □ The floods are the worst in living memory.