Lincoln Memorial
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- proper noun
- /ˈlɪŋkən məˈmɔːrɪəl/
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Memorial de Lincoln
- The white bulk of the Lincoln Memorial flashed past the cockpit's portside window and vanished astern.
Examples
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The idea is not to recreate Chicago '68 but MLK at the Lincoln Memorial.
Blog text (26) -
The tour concludes with a visit to the National Mall, with photo opportunities at the Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the reflecting pool.
Academic text (2006) -
If you look over there, it's the Lincoln Memorial.
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Maybe take in the Lincoln Memorial.
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At the other end of the Mall sits the much better regarded, then as now, Lincoln Memorial.
Academic text (1996) -
He could see the gleaming white roof of the Lincoln Memorial ahead.
Fiction book (1996) -
Now consider the Lincoln Memorial with its inscriptions, the Gettysburg Address, and, perhaps especially, the final paragraph of the Second Inaugural: PREFORMATTED TABLE
Academic text (1997) -
Evening tours to downtown Washington's mall offered great photo opportunities as the lights on the Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument were turned on.
Academic text (2006) -
Jim walks down from the Lincoln Memorial, where he is met unobtrusively by a military man in his 50s in casual clothing, hat on his head, and an erect posture.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many tourists visit the Lincoln Memorial every year to pay their respects to the former president.
Synonyms
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A structure like a statue that reminds people of an important person or event
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A large structure that honours a famous person or important event
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a monument commemorating President Abraham Lincoln' is directly derivable from combining 'Lincoln' (the person's name) with 'memorial' (a monument to remember someone). This name + noun composition is a transparent and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Lincoln Memorial was built after President Abraham Lincoln's death as a public place to 'honor' and 'remember' him. The large marble statue of Lincoln inside a building made to look like a temple helps people remember him, so the name tells us it is a 'memorial' to Lincoln.