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Meaning of "memory lane" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEMORY LANE

memory lane  [ˈmɛmərɪ leɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEMORY LANE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Memory lane is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEMORY LANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of memory lane in the English dictionary

The definition of memory lane in the dictionary is If you take a trip down memory lane, you revisit aspects of your past or a common shared past.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEMORY LANE


aeroplane
ˈɛərəˌpleɪn
airplane
ˈɛəˌpleɪn
biplane
ˈbaɪˌpleɪn
blain
bleɪn
Champlain
ʃæmˈpleɪn
complain
kəmˈpleɪn
explain
ɪkˈspleɪn
hydroplane
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn
hyperplane
ˈhaɪpəˌpleɪn
lain
leɪn
Laine
leɪn
lane
leɪn
Maclean
məˈkleɪn
monoplane
ˈmɒnəʊˌpleɪn
plain
pleɪn
plane
pleɪn
sailplane
ˈseɪlˌpleɪn
seaplane
ˈsiːˌpleɪn
silane
ˈsɪleɪn
slain
sleɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEMORY LANE

memorisation
memorise
memoriser
memoriter
memorizable
memorization
memorize
memorizer
memory
memory bank
memory capacity
memory card
memory chip
memory foam
memory like a sieve
memory loss
memory mapping
memory span
Memory Stick
memory trace

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEMORY LANE

air lane
bike lane
bus lane
car-pool lane
contraflow lane
country lane
crawler lane
cycle lane
emergency lane
fast lane
filter lane
focal plane
inside lane
model plane
one´s lane
outside lane
purslane
sea lane
shipping lane
slow lane

Synonyms and antonyms of memory lane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «memory lane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEMORY LANE

Find out the translation of memory lane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of memory lane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «memory lane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

记忆里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carril de la memoria
570 millions of speakers

English

memory lane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्मृति लेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذاكرة حارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пер памяти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrada da memória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেমরি লেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chemin de la mémoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lorong ingatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Memory Lane
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メモリレーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메모리 레인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Memori lane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làn đường bộ nhớ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நினைவக பாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्मृती लेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hafıza şeritli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corsia di memoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dróżka pamięci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пер пам´яті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

banda de memorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λωρίδα μνήμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

memory lane
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nostalgitripp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

memory lane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of memory lane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORY LANE»

The term «memory lane» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORY LANE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about memory lane

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3 QUOTES WITH «MEMORY LANE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word memory lane.
1
Kaskade
I have really fond memories of growing up in Chicago, and I always love going back. I still have a lot of really good friends from high school that I go to dinner with. It's kind of become a tradition when I go out there to do a show to give a few friends a call, tell some funny stories about high school and walk down memory lane.
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Randy Newman
Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
3
Jerry Saltz
'Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era,' the Whitney Museum's 40th-anniversary trip down counterculture memory lane, provides moments of buzzy fun, but it'll leave you only comfortably numb. For starters, it may be the whitest, straightest, most conservative show seen in a New York museum since psychedelia was new.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEMORY LANE»

Discover the use of memory lane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to memory lane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kolar Gold Fields - Down Memory Lane: Paeans to Lost Glory!
Kolar Gold Fields is a small mining town in the erstwhile Mysore State (now known as Karnataka) in India.
Bridget White, 2010
2
Harry Thomas' Memory Lane
This is the 4th in this popular series taken from the Rhyl & Prestatyn Visitor Newspaper. Harry's ability to marry old photos with interesting tales from the area are unsurpassed.
Harry Thomas, 2006
3
Highlife Music in West Africa: Down Memory Lane--
Highlife Music in West Africa is an excursion into the origins and development of an extraordinary music form.
Sonny Oti, 2009
4
Further Down Memory Lane: Early Life, Prose and Poetry
In this book you will find inspiration, building blocks for your life, and perhaps some rubble. Read it, enjoy it, and use it to broaden and enhance your life.
John R. Pearsall, 2011
5
Bowled Over: A Roll Down Memory Lane
Bowled Over harks back to an earlier era when folks swarmed to gleaming bowling emporiums for fine cuisine, fancy cocktails, and stiff competition.
Gideon Bosker, Bianca Lencek-Bosker, 2002
6
Going Down Memory Lane
The year is 1998.
Laura Pfalz, 2004
7
A Walk Down Memory Lane
A story written from the heart. A true story of life as it was in Saskatchewan in the first half of the 20th century.
Agnes M. Weicker, 2004
8
Memory Lane Richmond, VA
These businesses made a significant impact and this exciting book brings all of those memories back to life.
R. David Ross, 2007
9
Memory Lane
Vella Munn. “I talked to her about the house a couple of times. I thought she might change her mind. Iwanted her to have the opportunity to do that.” How lucky her grandmother was to have an attorney who saw her as more than just a client.
Vella Munn, 2013
10
Memory Lane
Over the years, as Garret told Ross the stories of their romance over and over again, Ross had come to feel he knew Shannon as well as if he had been her boyfriend.
Laurence Gough, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEMORY LANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term memory lane is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jewell: Coach's walk down memory lane | Lebanon Democrat
Last week, I took a ride down my memory lane in the Southwest corner, generated by thoughts about J.B. Leftwich and a column he wrote about ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jul 15»
2
Down memory lane with Stonier | News24
DURBAN actor and singer Anthony Stonier will take theatre goers down memory lane with his show The Sound of his Music - Richard Rodgers, ... «News24, Jul 15»
3
Islanders fans get walk down memory lane at Nassau Coliseum …
It's a walk down memory lane for fans at Coliseum collectible sale. July 20, 2015 7:23 PM By PETER CAPPIELLO peter.cappiello@newsday.com · Reprints + - ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
4
Memory lane
Steve Foley/sfoley@centralkynews.comMike Rowady smiles while talking about the Ale-8-One Bottling Company during their 89th anniversary ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»
5
Weekly reading group takes trips down memory lane - The Daily News
Horst Pagel, right, reads a paper to the group before they begin reading their book. Clockwise around the table from Pagel, group members ... «Longview Daily News, Jul 15»
6
PREMIERE: The Age of L.U.N.A - "Memory Lane"
Five seconds into the young Londoners' latest track "Memory Lane," it's clear that the manifesto is working to full effect. "Memory Lane" flirts with ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
7
Duval Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane - The New York Times
Zach Johnson beat Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen in a four-hole playoff to win the British Open Championship at the Old Course in St. «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Walk Down Midtown's Memory Lane With These Historic Kansas …
Many neighborhoods supported local movie theaters, including this one on West 39th Street, author Mary Jo Draper writes in her book, 'Kansas ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
9
Down Memory Lane
Princeton farmer Arlen Dehn first thought he was seeing hundreds of birds circling in trees at neighbor Clarence Gunderson's place west of ... «Princeton Union Eagle, Jul 15»
10
Memory Lane: Grantham's BMARC Band makes for a remarkable …
Looking very smart in their uniforms outside the Guildhall are the BMARC Band, with conductor/band master Harry Sale and drum major Tom ... «Grantham Journal, Jul 15»

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