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remembrance

[ri-mem-bruhns]

noun

  1. a retained mental impression; memory.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. the act or fact of remembering.

  3. the power or faculty of remembering.

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  4. the length of time over which recollection or memory extends.

  5. the state of being remembered; commemoration.

    to hold someone's name in remembrance.

  6. something that serves to bring to mind or keep in mind some place, person, event, etc.; memento.

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  7. a gift given as a token of love or friendship.

    I sent her a small remembrance on Mother's Day.

  8. remembrances, greetings; respects.



remembrance

/ ɪˈɛəԲ /

noun

  1. the act of remembering or state of being remembered

  2. something that is remembered; reminiscence

  3. a memento or keepsake

  4. the extent in time of one's power of recollection

    1. the act of honouring some past event, person, etc

    2. ( as modifier )

      a remembrance service

“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

  • nonremembrance noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of remembrance1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French; remember, -ance
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They noted: "Your messages, letters and acts of remembrance have helped us through the darkest days."

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Nearby Tundergarth Church, which overlooks the field where the nose cone was found, is also a site of remembrance.

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News of a national day of remembrance been met with cynicism from some, with community activists saying restorative justice is still a long way off.

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But for this White House, even remembrance is a performance.

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At the core of our mythic remembrance of that era is a sense of localism, a sense of working-class security and pride.

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