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memorat

memorat is the alternative spelling of memorate.

Meaning of memorate

Noun

memorate (plural memorates)

  1. an oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
    • An undemonstrable legend is no legend at all. One must postulate that every fabulate is based on a memorate.1974, Linda Dégh, Andrew Vázsonyi, “The memorate and the proto-memorate”, in The Journal of American Folklore, volume 87, →DOI, page 232

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Forms of memorat

pluralmemorats

Origin of memorat

From Latin memorātus, past participle of memorāre (“to bring to remembrance, mention, recount”), from memor (“remembering”); see memory.

Questions about memorat

What is memorat the alternative spelling of?
Memorat is the alternative spelling of memorate.

Words near memorat in the dictionary

  1. memorandum opinions
  2. memoranduming
  3. memorandums
  4. memorandums of understanding
  5. Memorare
  6. memorat
  7. memorate
  8. memorated
  9. memorates
  10. memorating
  11. memorative

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