memorial
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is rememberedSomething, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
» The governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.
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6 sensesSomething, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
A chronicle or memoir.
A service of remembrance or commemoration.
Gedenkgottesdienst
поминове́ниеpominovénije
помина́нняpomynánnja, по́минpómyn
a recognition of meritorious service
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
(obsolete)Memory; recollection.
(archaic)A note or memorandum.
Examples
38 sentencesThe governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.
I have seen an interesting memorial.
deIch habe ein interessantes Mahnmal gesehen. — pne
The office held a memorial for him.
deDas Büro hielt ihm zu Ehren eine Gedenkfeier ab. — al_ex_an_der
A memorial service for the victims of the war has been scheduled.
They were inscribing the memorial with the soldiers' names.
Translations
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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: memorialsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events:monument
- a recognition of meritorious service:commemorationremembrance