memorial

[ muh-mawr-ee-uh l, -mohr- ]
/ məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /
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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.

adjective

preserving the memory of a person or thing; commemorative: memorial services.
of or relating to the memory.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of memorial

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin memoriāle, noun use of neuter of Latin memoriālis for or containing memoranda. See memory, -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM memorial

me·mo·ri·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby memorial

memorabiliast, memorable, memorandum, memorandum of understanding, memoria technica, memorial, memorial day, memorial park, memorialist, memorialize, memoried
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Words related to memorial

ceremony, tombstone, statue, remembrance, headstone, plaque, mausoleum, remembering, obelisk, shaft, relic, tablet, inscription, column, pillar, keepsake, souvenir, record, token, monolith

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British Dictionary definitions for memorial

memorial
/ (mɪˈmɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event
of or involving memory

noun

something serving as a remembrance
a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition
an informal diplomatic paper

Derived forms of memorial

memorially, adverb

Word Origin for memorial

C14: from Late Latin memoriāle a reminder, neuter of memoriālis belonging to remembrance
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