memorial service

1. A ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral.

   They had a very moving, emotional memorial service for the two popular teen-aged girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.

2. An informal service honoring a deceased person, especially one that does not adhere to the traditional customs of a funeral.

   When Grandpa died, instead of a traditional funeral, he wanted a memorial service where people were free to share their memories and socialize.

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

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2. I did not have the time to go shopping, or to attend my mother's memorial service.

   ruУ меня не было времени ни на покупки, ни на прощание с моей матерью. — odexed

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3. Yanni's family scheduled a memorial service but Skura didn't attend it.

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4. Did you enjoy the memorial service? Oops, that came out wrong. I meant to ask whether you found it meaningful.

   ruТебе понравилась поминальная служба? Упс, не так спросил. Я имел в виду, какое впечатление она на тебя произвела. — Selena777

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5. It has recently become common to hold the Buddhist seventh-day memorial service on the same day as the funeral.

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