noun, plural mem·o·ries.
1.
the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or ofrecalling or recognizing previous experiences.
2.
this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a good memory.
3.
the act or fact of retaining and recalling impressions, facts, etc.; remembrance; recollection: to drawfrom memory.
4.
the length of time over which recollection extends: a time within the memory of living persons.
5.
a mental impression retained; a recollection: one’s earliest memories.