English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Memory Pronunciation
Memory is pronounced ME-mer-ee, IPA /ˈmɛmɝi/.
ME-mer-ee
US /ˈmɛmɝi/ · UK /ˈmɛməˌri/
Syllables: ME · mer · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The ability to remember, a thing remembered, or the storage in a computer.
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Memory in a Sentence
- She has a remarkable memory for names.
- My earliest memory is of a yellow kitchen.
- The laptop came with eight gigabytes of memory.
Common Mispronunciations of Memory
Not muh-MOR-ee
Weight belongs at the opening, ME. Moving it to the middle also puts a full o where a weak er belongs.
Not MEE-mor-ee
Keep the first vowel short, as in memo. The long ee comes from reading the word as me plus mory.
Tip: Three syllables: ME-mer-ee. In fast speech it often shrinks to two, MEM-ree.
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