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memorial

[muh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-]

noun

  1. something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.

  2. 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

  1. preserving the memory of a person or thing; commemorative.

    memorial services.

  2. of or relating to the memory.

memorial

/ ɪˈɔːɪə /

adjective

  1. serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event

  2. of or involving memory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something serving as a remembrance

  2. a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition

  3. an informal diplomatic paper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • memorially adverb
  • ˈǰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memorial1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin 𳾴ǰ, noun use of neuter of Latin 𳾴ǰ for or containing memoranda. See memory, -al 1
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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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Example Sentences

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Tiago says he often visits the makeshift memorial wall at the foot of the tower to "reflect and remember".

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Two officers present at the January 6 insurrection filed a lawsuit Thursday after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and congressional Republicans refused to install a memorial plaque marking the 2021 insurrection.

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The Defence Ministry complex is an entirely different proposition – not least because it acts as a memorial to the casualties of the 1999 bombing campaign.

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And an aspiring Vietnamese pop star who’d been a contestant on “American Idol” was savaged on social media last summer after footage of her singing at the U.S. memorial service of an anti-communist activist surfaced.

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The empty spaces are an unintentional memorial to a man who wanted to help his family.

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