Word: metamemory
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
me
mor
y
Definition: A type of metacognition, encompassing both the introspective knowledge of one's own memory capabilities (and strategies that can aid memory) and the processes involved in memory self-monitoring.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having analogies with metaphysics.
Affix: memory
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: memor
Language: la
Decoded: memor
Meaning: mindful, remembering
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.