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memorial
[ muh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ]
noun
- something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- 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.
memorial
/ ɪˈɔːɪə /
adjective
- serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event
- of or involving memory
noun
- something serving as a remembrance
- a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition
- an informal diplomatic paper
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Derived Forms
- ˈǰ, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- ·۾·· adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of memorial1
C14: from Late Latin ǰ a reminder, neuter of ǰ belonging to remembrance
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A memorial tree dedicated to healthcare workers who have died by suicide is to be planted at a GP surgery in north Belfast on Wednesday.
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Earlier this year he was removed from the European Parliament for disrupting a Holocaust memorial ceremony.
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A memorial service is held in south Armagh every year to remember them.
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A visitor centre is a focal point, near to where a handful of memorial stones and crosses have been erected.
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A military band played as people lined up to lay flowers at a memorial to the Meeting on the Elbe.
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