memorial
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5.9
- noun
- /məˈmɔːriəl/
- Formal
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escrito
- The town submitted a memorial requesting funding for the new library to the local council.
- writing a memorial
- memorial service
- memorial letter
Examples
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After lengthy discussions, the committee finalized the memorial that detailed the events leading to the park's renovation.
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From those pictures, he has created an online memorial on his Facebook page.
Blog text (14) -
In its memorial, Australia set forth its legal logic in making the claim: #
Academic text (2017) -
In 1985, her memorial service was a cultural and literary event.
Academic text (2007) -
We'll have a memorial gathering, it's decided, just his closest friends, here at the island he loved.
Academic text (1998) -
But think again of contemporary verbal behavior at a funeral or memorial service.
Academic text (2002) -
The idea of publishing this story as a memorial to Mary Gavell originated
Fiction book (2002) -
After all, the classical function of memorials is as much about forgetting as remembering.
Academic text (2000) -
The minister's voice was strong and surprisingly cheerful, given the fact that he was officiating at a memorial service.
Fiction book (1992) -
Thomas published a memorial to Harcourt, pleading with him to commute Fletcher's sentence.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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5.4
A short written message used at work to give information or reminders
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6.6
A short paper for a court that explains the facts and the law
Compounds
- US
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1.3
A United States holiday on the last Monday in May to honor soldiers who died in war
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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
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Memorial can also mean a written statement; it comes from the same root memor ('remember'). A written memorial is a record made to make officials remember facts or to ask them to take action.