memory

Main Entry: mem·o·ry
Pronunciation: 'mem-rE, 'me-m&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English memorie, from Middle French memoire, from Latin memoria, from memor mindful; akin to Old English gemimor well-known, Greek mermEra care, Sanskrit smarati he remembers

3 a : a particular act of recall or recollection b : an image or impression of one that is remembered c : the time within which past events can be or are remembered