n, pl  -ries  1 a  :  the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained esp. through associative mechanisms  b  :  the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as indicated by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition  2  :  a capacity for showing effects as the result of past treatment or for returning to a former condition - used esp. of a material (as metal or plastic) .
 
 
 
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