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Beloved by Toni Morrison explores the concept of rememory —the process of returning to memories again and again, in such a way that they affect a person's processing of their present.
Rememory is a noun that means memory or remembering, used in U.S. English. It is derived from the words memory and remember, and has the same pronunciation as remember.
Remember is a verb that means to bring to mind or think of again something from the past. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and related phrases of remember from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Feb 1, 2002 · Memory is a complex, diverse and heterogeneous entity. How does one begin to try to define its features, characteristics and organizing principles? In this volume, Tulving and Craik define memory as ‘the ability to recollect past events and to bring learned facts and ideas back to mind’.
- Jonathan K. Foster
- 2002
Mar 3, 2018 · Morrison creates a new word in Beloved: rememory. The way she uses it, rememory seems to be a noun rather than a verb. So my question is, what’s the difference between rememory and memory?
Remembrance is the act of remembering and showing respect for someone who has died or a past event. It can also be a memory of something that happened in the past. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of remembrance.
to be kept in people's memories because of a particular action or quality: She will be remembered for her courage. See more. you rememberinformal. said when you are talking to someone about something that they used to know but might have forgotten: We went and had tea in that little café - you remember, the one next to the bookshop. See more. [ T ]
