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remembrance

[ ri-mem-bruhns ]

noun

  1. a retained mental impression; memory.

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  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

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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzr·bԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of remembrance1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French; remember, -ance
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On Sunday, as news of her death spread, messages of love and support from Jiggly’s “Drag Race” family took on a tone of remembrance.

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Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown was heckled on Friday as he formally welcomed crowds to a service marking Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance for military servicemen and servicewomen.

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Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night Time Industries Association, said the day was not only a moment of remembrance but also an opportunity to come together.

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People have been posting pics of it on Instagram, writing about how the map helped them bear witness to the devastation and posting remembrances of the town they love.

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“I’m doing this on my own terms, which I’m grateful for,” he said during an hourlong lunch that was heavy on remembrances and void of regrets.

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