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- DictionaryMe·mo·ri·al/məˈmôrēəl/
noun
- 1. something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person or event: "a monument built as a memorial to those who fell in the Civil War"
- 2. a statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition: historical "the council sent a strongly worded memorial to the chancellor"
The meaning of MEMORIAL is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative. How to use memorial in a sentence.
noun. something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday. 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.
MEMORIAL definition: 1. an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person or…. Learn more.
MEMORIAL meaning: 1. an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person or…. Learn more.
A memorial is a service or statue dedicated to someone who died. A memorial service celebrates the life of the deceased. Something written about the dead person can also be called a memorial, and you could say donating to a dead friend's favorite cause is a memorial to them.
1. Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event. 2. A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a legislative body or an executive.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MEMORIAL. [count] : something (such as a monument or ceremony) that honors a person who has died or serves as a reminder of an event in which many people died. a war memorial. — often + to.
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. adjective.
noun. /məˈmɔːriəl/ [countable] a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died. a war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war) memorial to somebody/something a memorial to victims of the Holocaust. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
What does the word memorial mean? There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word memorial, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. memorial has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
