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Definition of Memorises
1. memorise [v] - See also: memorise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Memorises
Literary usage of Memorises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1910)
"... a dramatisation of a tragic occurrence in the annals of English domestic life.
The event which it memorises took place at Calverley hall, Yorkshire, ..."
2. Rhythm, Music and Education by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1921)
"The student memorises their number and accentuation, and repeats
them (without "hopps"). 4. Rapid Conception of Time by the Eye and Ear. ..."
3. The History of English Rationalism in the Nineteenth Century by Alfred William Benn (1906)
"... dust in its absolute minuteness, and the vastest stellar orbs in their absolute
magnitude, that it memorises all past, and foresees all future events. ..."
4. The Choice of Books by Charles F[rancis] Richardson (1905)
"... than ours, he memorises it. In the opinion of John Morley, " the great need
in modern culture, which is scientific in method, rationalistic in spirit, ..."
5. One of China's Scholars: The Culture & Conversion of a Confucianist by Howard Taylor (1905)
"For the first year or two he simply memorises the character, no attempt being
made to understand the meaning of the sentences. But, after that, the teacher ..."
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