Meaning

6 senses
  1. Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.

  2. A chronicle or memoir.

  3. A service of remembrance or commemoration.

    Gedenkgottesdienst

    поминове́ниеpominovénije

    помина́нняpomynánnja, по́минpómyn

    a recognition of meritorious service

  4. A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

    a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority

  5. (obsolete)Memory; recollection.

  6. (archaic)A note or memorandum.

Examples

38 sentences
  1. The governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.

  2. I have seen an interesting memorial.

    deIch habe ein interessantes Mahnmal gesehen. — pne

  3. The office held a memorial for him.

    deDas Büro hielt ihm zu Ehren eine Gedenkfeier ab. — al_ex_an_der

  4. A memorial service for the victims of the war has been scheduled.

  5. They were inscribing the memorial with the soldiers' names.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
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service:
Русский
By meaning 2
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Deutsch
By meaning 2
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Origin

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.

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Forms

plural: memorials
Singularmemorial
Pluralmemorials

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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