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# memorisation

«memorisation» in Mova's school dictionary: **The act of learning something so you can remember it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (memorisation, uncountable; US: memorization)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The act of learning something so you can remember it exactly, such as a poem, times tables or spellings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#m1)

2) Learning by heart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school, memorisation is used for times tables, spelling lists, poems, number bonds and lines for a play. Teachers explain that memorisation is useful, but understanding why something is true matters too. Phrases: rote memorisation, memorisation techniques.

### examples

- Memorisation of times tables helps you do mental maths quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#x1)
- Learning a poem by heart takes memorisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#x2)
- Repeating aloud helps memorisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#x3)
- Rote memorisation without understanding is not enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#x4)
- The actor used memorisation tricks to learn her lines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#x5)
- Flashcards are good for memorisation of spellings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland: memorisation (with «s»); US, Canada: memorization (with «z»). Verb: memorise / memorize. Pronounced mem-or-eye-ZAY-shun.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «memorisation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.