Memorial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Memorial is a noun meaning Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
Meaning
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
More Meanings
- A chronicle or memoir.
- (now rare) A note or memorandum.
- (law) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
- Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
- Contained in the memory.
- (obsolete) Memory; recollection.
- (chiefly Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration.
Example Sentences
a memorial building
a memorial possession
There high in air, memorial of my name, / Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.
Word Forms
- memorials
Synonyms for memorial
Depending on context, synonyms include remembrance, commemoration, monument.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include remembrance, commemoration, monument, remembering, recollection, memento.
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