memorial
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3.7
- noun
- /məˈmɔːriəl/
:
monumento conmemorativo
- We sat down right on the memorial plaque.
- war memorial
- memorial plaque
- visit the memorial
School, Inc is a wonderful memorial to him and his fine work.
- School, Inc is a wonderful memorial to him and his fine work.
- That night, an uprising bloomed out of the ground where the memorial flowers had been crushed.
- But it was also, it was also a memorial, but it was also a shrine.
- Generally speaking, both sides were respectful of the others memorials, with a couple of exceptions.
- It was the is for Princess Di, a memorial for Princess Di.
- They never got no, there's some horse memorials in the world.
- And then it looks like a memorial.
Examples
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They had set up a memorial on the side of the road for Alexia.
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'Finally, I found myself at the war memorial.
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School, Inc is a wonderful memorial to him and his fine work.
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We have to decide what kind of memorial the board will make for Patty Kay.
Fiction book (1994) -
The entire group visits the memorial, but they divide into workshops for discussion.
Academic text (1993) -
Today there was going to be a memorial service for Allan in the chapel on campus.
Fiction book (1992) -
The purple color of the mulberry tree stands as a memorial to their tragic story.
Academic text (2012) -
Two other students remove a cloth, unveiling a memorial sculpture, etched with the names of the departed.
Fiction book (2000) -
The city built a large memorial to honor the heroes of the war.
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Visitors flock to the memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in the tragic event.
Synonyms
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3.4
A large structure that honours a famous person or important event
64
5.1
A flat tablet on a wall that honors a person or event
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8.8
A building that honors a nation's famous dead and holds some of their graves
4
9.9
A memorial that honors people or events
2
9.9
A monument that honours people whose bodies are not there
A flat plate fixed to a wall that has names to remember people or events
A famous statue people use as a clear place to meet
Compounds
- US
35
1.3
A United States holiday on the last Monday in May to honor soldiers who died in war
7
2.9
A large building in Washington, D.C. that honors President Abraham Lincoln and has a big marble statue of him
A pair of suspension bridges that cross the Delaware River between Delaware and New Jersey
A cemetery like a park with gardens and simple graves for quietly remembering people who have died
A national park in North Dakota that protects land once used by President Theodore Roosevelt
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Etymology
Memorial comes from the old root memor, which means 'remember' and is the same idea as memory. So a memorial is a statue or monument that is built to help people remember a person or event.