remembrance
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6.1
- noun
- /rɪˈmɛmbrəns/
- Formal
- The community organized a day of remembrance to celebrate the heroism of local veterans.
- Remembrance Day
- remembrance service
- act of remembrance
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- Politicians here are quite concerned because this upcoming weekend in the UK is Remembrance Weekend.
- I don't know, it's something to do with the two-minute silence and the Muslims wouldn't the Muslims wouldn't recognise that it was our our Remembrance Day.
Examples
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The parts coexist at that particular site to provide a contemporary, reworked act of remembrance, commemoration, and celebration.
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What about the annual commemoration ceremonies on June 4 in remembrance of Tiananmen?
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Welcome, everyone, to this special walk for remembrance and hope.
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Maybe we should do something on our own, like have a remembrance or something.
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Those of you who would like to pay a final remembrance... ...please step forward at this time.
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Thank you very much for inviting me today, for this day of remembrance and reflection of what we do.
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Today is a day for mourning and remembrance.
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The Eucharist is the communal remembrance of Jesus' gift of himself for others.
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On December 14, 1949, I was introduced to the annual party given in remembrance of Mr. Lhevinne's birthday.
Academic text (1996) -
VP NANCY: Lastly, a reminder that Monday is a national holiday in remembrance of Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Synonyms
256
4.5
Words or actions that show respect and praise
14
6.0
A ceremony to honor and remember people or events
11
4.7
A formal event to mark or honor a special day
5
4.1
A medal or ribbon given to honor someone's achievement
4
4.1
A day to remember and honor people or events from the past
1
7.7
The act of remembering someone or something in public, for example by making a monument
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4.6
An official statement that praises a person's service or achievements
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9.9
An act that honors people or events from the past
A public ceremony to honor a person for their service
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.6
Sunday closest to November 11 when people in the UK and some other countries remember those who died in wars
How Formal
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3.4
228
3.7
718
2.5
- Formal
40
6.1
256
4.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word remembrance comes from the parts re- 'again' and memor 'mindful', the same root as memory and remember. So a 'remembrance' is something that reminds people of someone or their deeds—like a ceremony or a medal to honor them.