Memorable

//ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something interesting enough to be remembered.

    "These were all the memorables of our visit to Dumbarton Castle, which is a most interesting spot, and connected with a long series of historical events."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

    "a memorable holiday"

Adjective
  1. 1
    worth remembering wordnet

Synonyms

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unforgettablebannercatchycelebratedconspicuousdeathless

Example

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"That'll make for a memorable time."

Etymology

From Middle English memorable, memorrable, from Latin memorābilis, from memorō (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). By surface analysis, memory + -able, see memory. Doublet of memorabile (singular of memorabilia).

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