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i noun
1.
something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
2.
a written statement of facts presented to a sovereign, a legislative body, etc., as the ground of, or expressed in the form of, a petition or remonstrance.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event |
| 2. | of or involving memory |
| —n | |
| 3. | something serving as a remembrance |
| 4. | a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition |
| 5. | an informal diplomatic paper |
| [C14: from Late Latin memoriāle a reminder, neuter of memoriālis belonging to remembrance] | |
| me'morially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
memorial
late 14c. (adj.) "preserving the memory of a person or thing," also "something by which the memory of a person, thing, or event is preserved, monument," from L.L. memoriale, noun use of neut. of L. memorialis (adj.) "of or belonging to memory," from memoria "memory" (see
memory). Noun sense of "memorial act, commemoration" is from mid-15c.
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