memorization

Questions about memorization

What does memorization mean?

memorization means "learning so as to be able to remember verbatim".

How many syllables are in memorization?

memorization has 6 syllables and divides as me-mo-ri-za-ti-on under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for memorization?

Close synonyms include memorisation, committal to memory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is memorization a common word?

memorization is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.