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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
Other Word Forms
- memorially adverb
- ˈǰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of memorial1
Example Sentences
Tiago says he often visits the makeshift memorial wall at the foot of the tower to "reflect and remember".
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.
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.
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.
The empty spaces are an unintentional memorial to a man who wanted to help his family.
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