MEMRY - Answers1. The Greek goddess of memory (and the source of our word “mnemonic,” or memory hook). Mnemosyne was rumored to have slept with Zeus for nine consecutive nights, the result being the nine muses. (Apparently they didn’t sleep all that much.)2. A unit of work. Related words include ergonomics, ergometer, and ergonometrics. (A vast sandy expanse of desert is also called an erg.) 3. A unit of culture. A meme may be an idea, a value, or behavior pattern passed from one person to another by suggestion, imitation, observed practice. (Memes are the cultural counterparts of genes.) 4. It means slide down a rope. Mountain climbers often rappel down sheer cliffs, often using a double rope. 5. A strong craving or lust. Zeus had a deep yen for Mnemosyne, and mused about her often. |
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