memorial
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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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Etymonline
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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Example sentences
At the video's end, a memorial sequence ticks off the untimely demise of many of the participants.
It is a remarkable memorial to its high and low points, to agony and to exhilaration.
The soft-spoken chaplain also oversees private memorial services where he plays guitar and recites a few prayers.
There is a focus, both in the museum and in the memorial peace park which surrounds it, on the youngest casualties.
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