memorial
Americannoun
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something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
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a written statement of facts presented to a sovereign, a legislative body, etc., as the ground of, or expressed in the form of, a petition or remonstrance.
adjective
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serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event
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of or involving memory
noun
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something serving as a remembrance
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a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition
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an informal diplomatic paper
Other Word Forms
- memorially adverb
Etymology
Origin of memorial
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin memoriāle, noun use of neuter of Latin memoriālis for or containing memoranda. See memory, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Crowds have swelled on campuses in major cities to join memorials for peers.
Hundreds used to flock to the makeshift memorial on the anniversary of his death, which came on Friday.
From Barron's
On a nearby rock cliff, a crew member painted a memorial, a potential headstone for them all, Advance, AD 1853–1854.
From Literature
Ukrainians in the Kyiv region attend memorial ceremonies to mark the fourth anniversary of the full scale war with Russia.
From Barron's
Naomi Spittles, 32, from Lincoln, has been trading for eight years and was recently asked to provide 200 balloons for a memorial, but turned the order down.
From BBC
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