memorial
Serving as a remembrance of someone or somethingServing as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
» The governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.
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3 sensesServing as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
a memorial building
Gedenk-
меморіа́льнийmemoriálʹnyj
Contained in the memory.
a memorial possession
(archaic)Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
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
more memorial, most memorial| Comparative | more memorial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most memorial Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form