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person to another in the same organization !§-;£#:: to write/send/circulate a memo ^ / k 'ftl mem oir /'memwai(r)/ noun 1 memoirs [pi.] an account written by sb, especially sb famous, about their life and experiences (    ) 0ft5&;   2 [C] {formal)

a written account of sb’s life, a place, or an event, written by sb who knows it well ft i# ; Xfe ft & ; A ♦id

mem ora bilia /.memara’bilia/ noun [pi.] things that people collect because they once belonged to a famous person, or because they are connected with a particular interesting place, event or activity iBc M rp ; £d & on : football/Beatles memorabilia / ^^±^PA^d^pp» mem or able /'memarabl/ adj. ~ (for sth) special, good or unusual and therefore worth remembering or easy to remember {t # £d & (ft ; M l$ Hffll unforget­table : a truly memorable occasion # S' £s 64 ft M'\ ► mem or ably /-abli/ adv.

memorandum /.mema'raendam/ noun {pi. memo­randa /.mema'raenda/) 1 {formal) = memo: an internal memorandum        2 {law ft) a record of a legal

agreement which has not yet been formally prepared and signed ft ■$. |§- S 3 a proposal or report on a particular subject for a person, an organization, a committee, etc.     If ft: a detailed memorandum

to the commission on employment policy

me morial /ma'moirial/ noun, adj. m noun ~ (to sb/sth) 1 [C] a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died       ) : a

war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war) [# ft ££ .H; 6$ 0 a memorial to victims of the Holocaust k M & ill ^ # 1$ ^ 2 [sing.] a thing that

will continue to remind people of sb/sth id ft ; £Eft np : The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman.       A

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■ adj. [only before noun] created or done in order to remember sb who has died id ft ; ft ft 64 : a memorial statue/plaque/prize id it / ft / ^ 0 The memorial service will be held at a local church. ftft$£ k 4E ft ife M J^r He S # fj „ O the John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital if Mifi^EftlSI^;

Me morial Day noun a holiday in the US, usually the last Monday in May, in honour of members of the armed forces who have died in war ft ft # i;Td ft 0 (  - ) —see also

Remembrance Sunday, Veterans Day memorialize (erf also -ise) /ma'marrialaiz/ verb (formal) [VN] to produce sth that will continue to exist and remind people of sb who has died or sth that has goneiSft EE0 commemorate me mor iam /ma'moiriam/ c>in memoriam mem orize (erf also -ise) /'memaraiz/ verb [VN] to learn sth carefully so that you can remember it exactly id'lZ; idft: to memorize a poem idft-'H'i# mem-ory /‘memari/ {pi. -ies) noun ► ABILITY TO REMEMBER i,d \L Jj 1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) your ability to remember things id'IZ.AJ ; id ft: I have a bad memory for names. A # k id £ k » o People have short memories (= they soon forget). AII ill ft 64 <> 0 He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him. itiHtfeAH, ift&S'idiR^lZo 0 She can recite the whole poem from memory.   <, 0 He suffered

loss of memory for weeks after the accident. ♦    ;£ Is ftk

W JlftS AAid'IZ o 0 Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you. ft# ifi £    A #J0 2 [U] the

period of time that sb is able to remember events id ft #r A $]; 0ft9f &?£5f: There hasn’t been peace in the country in/within my memory.      id ft M,

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This hasn’t happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening). ittMAIftAiEifA

►                 STH YOU REMEMBER idft 3 [C] a thought of sth that you remember from the past 0ft; idft recollec­tion : childhood memories Jr ft W 0 ft 0 I have vivid memories of my grandparents. # M id # W ffi 5C# o O What is your earliest memory? ft ft#-is id# (ft Hit A ? o The photos bring back lots of good memories.

it ft  7 ft£HU64 0 ft o 4 [U] (formal) what is

remembered about sb after they have died Eft 64 id ft: Her memory lives on (= we still remember her).

►                 COMPUTING if Will ft A 5 [C, U] the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information #g; ft fj — see also RAM

if (my) memory serves me well, correctly, etc. if I remember correctly in memory

of sb | to the memory of sb intended to show respect and remind people of sb who has died ftft At$£~d ft: He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.

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‘memory bank noun the memory of a device such as a computer ( i+JMMSW •>

.memory ‘lane noun ITIT71 a trip/walk down .memory ‘lane time that you spend thinking about and remembering the past or going to a place again in order to remind yourself of past experiences 0 ft ft

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‘Memory Stick™ noun {computing if) a circuit board that can be put into a computer to give it more memory of the kind that does not lose data when the power supply is lost

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mem-sahib /‘memsaib/ noun used in India, especially in the past, to address a married woman with high social status, often a European woman ( XIb IB Bt^PlS

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men pi. of man

men-ace /’menas/ noun, verb

a noun 1 [C, usually sing.] - (to sb/sth) a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger j§£$js lal^ftjA (  )■ H771 threat anew

initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs if mikkkn&r&mMmmk 2 [U] an atmosphere that makes you feel threatened or frightened       jR

0; H %: a sense/an air/a hint of menace in his voice 3 [C, usually sing.]

{informal) a person or thing that is annoying or causes trouble iAWA (   .)

H771 nuisance 4 menaces [pi.] {BrE, law ft) threats that sb will cause harm if they do not get what they are asking for ® fff .; J$t : to demand money with menaces

■ verb [VN] {formal) to be a possible danger to sth/sb ft - la A; J&BM      threaten: The forests

are being menaced by major development projects, k S

men acing /‘menasiq/ adj. seeming likely to cause you harm or danger lal%^ BECIthreat-

ening : a menacing face/tone  P ^3 0 At

night, the dark streets become menacing.

^iS► men acing-ly adv.: The thunder growled menacingly. i|A||0

me nage /mei'na:3/ noun [usually sing.] (from French, formal or humorous) all the people who live together in one house MM;       000 household

menage a trois /,meina:3 a: 'trwA/ noun {pi. menages a trois /,meina:3 a: 'trwA/) [usually sing.] (from French) a situation where three people, especially a husband, wife and lover, live together and have sexual relationships with each other HAfWJlSr,       ( A

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men agerie /ma'naedsari/ noun a collection of wild animals ( —

mend /mend/ verb, noun

verb 1 [VN] (BrE) to repair sth that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again ;    Could

you mend my bike for me? ftt^flc^—T i