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mem·o·ra·ble

(mĕm′ər-ə-bəl)

adj.

Worth being remembered or noted; remarkable: "One afternoon ... something memorable occurred, all the more stunning because it was so accidental, and unexpected, and embarrassing" (Willie Morris).

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin memorābilis, from memorāre, to bring to remembrance, from memor, mindful; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]

mem′o·ra·bil′i·ty n.

mem′o·ra·bly adv.

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Adv.

memorably - in a memorable manner; "Horowitz could play Chopin memorably"

unforgettably

unmemorably - in an unmemorable manner

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memorably

[ˈmemərəblɪ] ADV → memorablemente

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memorably

adv → bemerkenswert; she sang memorably → ihr Gesang war unvergesslich

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