in memory of
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3.7
- idiom
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en memoria de
- She planted a tree in memory of her grandmother, who loved gardening.
- Award in memory of
- in memory of the late
- in memory of their son
And most especially, they must act in memory of the one who has come to most symbolize them all, Alonzo Guillen.
- And most especially, they must act in memory of the one who has come to most symbolize them all, Alonzo Guillen.
- He wrote a piece called Elegy in memory of Maurice Ravel and it's a really beautiful piece that's based on theme and variation.
- You know, you've recently launched, you know, and or collection come back, you know, in memory of Brancito.
Examples
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They just planted a a forest in memory of my wife who died a couple of months ago.
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Today, the team made their final ascent to the summit in memory of Teddy, forever 9 1/2.
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I do this in memory of my brother.
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If your loved ones have passed on, do something in memory of their life.
Blog text (3) -
Yeah, this chair is in memory of Alex, son, brother and friend.
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The team wearing black in memory of the late Beers owner.
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We left our markers in the soil in memory of the families who once lived here.
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Ruben's family has set up a Facebook page in memory of this great guy.
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Mr and Mrs Higgins, $1,000 in memory of Adrian and Julian.
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The award is in memory of the late Harold D. Lorimor, FPSA, of Seattle.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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1.8
To show respect to someone or something
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7.3
To honor or remember someone who has died, often in a formal way
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'memory' means recollection and the prepositional pattern 'in ... of' marks dedication or reference, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it means something done to remember or honor someone. This construction is cross‑linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'en memoria de', French 'en mémoire de'), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
In memory of comes from the old practice of placing a stone, plaque, or gift with a person's name so people can keep their memory alive. So, today we use in memory of to mean 'to honor or remember someone who has died'.