ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. A chronicle or memoir.
  2. (now rare) A note or memorandum.
  3. (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.
  4. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
  5. Contained in the memory.
  6. (obsolete) Memory; recollection.
  7. (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

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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