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Definition of Long-term memory
1. Noun. Your general store of remembered information.
Exact synonyms: Ltm
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Episodic Memory, Personal Memory, Semantic Memory, Motor Memory, Muscle Memory
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Episodic Memory, Personal Memory, Semantic Memory, Motor Memory, Muscle Memory
Medical Definition of Long-term memory
1. That phase of the memory process considered the permanent storehouse of information which has been registered, encoded, passed into the short-term memory, coded, rehearsed, and finally transferred and stored for future retrieval; material and information retained in LTM underlies cognitive abilities. (05 Mar 2000)