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  2. 120 Memories Quotes About Cherished Moments in Life - AOL

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    7. “A picture is worth a thousand words but the memories are priceless.” — Unknown 8. “Memory is an autumn leaf that murmurs a while in the wind and then is heard no more.” — Kahlil ...

  3. List of visual mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    A Russian mnemonic is that the waxing moon is right part of letter 'Р', which is the first letter of word растущая (growing), and the waning moon looks like 'C' which is first letter of the word стареющая (getting old). A Norwegian mnemonic is "When it looks like a comma, it's coming!"

  4. Nostalgia - Wikipedia

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    Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. [2] The word nostalgia is a neoclassical compound derived from Greek, consisting of νόστος (nóstos), a Homeric word meaning "homecoming", and ἄλγος (álgos), meaning "pain"; the word was coined by a 17th-century medical student to describe the anxieties displayed by Swiss ...

  5. Mnemonic - Wikipedia

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    The first letter of each word is combined into a new word. For example: VIBGYOR (or ROY G BIV) for the colours of the rainbow or H O M E S (Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior) the Great Lakes. 3. Acrostic mnemonics The first letter of each word is combined to form a phrase or sentence – e.g. "Richard of York ...

  6. The 16 Most Shocking and Memorable Grammys Moments of ... - AOL

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    Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images. The “Paper Planes” singer casually performed with Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Lil Wayne on her due date.NBD. 3. When Lady Gaga Made an Egg-stravagant Entrance (2011)

  7. Ephemerality - Wikipedia

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    Ephemerality (from the Greek word ἐφήμερος, meaning 'lasting only one day' [2]) is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, from digital media to types of streams. [ 3 ] "

  8. Buzz Aldrin reveals the true story behind the most iconic ...

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    (By the way, don't Google "Apollo 11 images" unless you're prepared to sort through pages of fake moon landing conspiracy websites.) The most famous one is this iconic picture of Aldrin below.

  9. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...