First Known Use: 14th century
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1memorial
adjective me·mo·ri·al \mə-ˈmȯr-ē-əl\
: created or done to honor a person who has died or to remind people of an event in which many people died
Full Definition of MEMORIAL
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: serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
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Origin of MEMORIAL
Middle English, from Latin memorialis, from memoria memory
Related to MEMORIAL
- Synonyms
- commemorating, honorary, commemorative, memorializing
2memorial
noun
: something (such as a monument or ceremony) that honors a person who has died or serves as a reminder of an event in which many people died
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a : record, memoir <language and literature … the memorials of another age — J. H. Fisher> b : memorandum, note; specifically : a legal abstract c : a statement of facts addressed to a government and often accompanied by a petition or remonstrance
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First Known Use of MEMORIAL
14th century
Related to MEMORIAL
- Synonyms
- commemorative, keepsake, memento, monument, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, token
MEMORIALLY Defined for Kids
1memorial
noun me·mo·ri·al \mə-ˈmȯr-ē-əl\
Definition of MEMORIAL for Kids
: something by which the memory of a person or an event is kept alive : monument <the Lincoln Memorial>
2memorial
adjective
Definition of MEMORIAL for Kids
: serving to honor the memory of a person or event <a memorial service>
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