two-sided memory
nounUK /ˌtuːˈsaɪdɪd ˈmɛməri/
US /ˌtuˈsaɪdɪd ˈmɛməri/
A two-sided memory is when you remember something in two different ways.
She had a two-sided memory of the trip: fun at the beach but scary in the storm.
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2. A memory that can be looked at from two opposite points of view.
His two-sided memory of the argument made him see both people were right.
3. A memory that has a happy part and a sad part together.
Grandpa's two-sided memory of the old house made him smile and cry.
4. A memory stored in two places, like in the mind and in a diary.
The photo gave her a two-sided memory, kept in her head and on paper.