day of remembrance
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- noun
- The community organized a day of remembrance for the victims of the disaster.
- a national day of remembrance
- marks a day of remembrance
- Transgender Day of Remembrance
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We just celebrated our 11th Anniversary of 9/11 Day of Remembrance.
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.
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Here in the United States, we lack a mainstream cultural day of remembrance.
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Remember those in bonds, especially on this special day of remembrance.
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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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For me, 9/11 has gone from a national day of rage to a very personal day of remembrance and sadness.
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Above all, remember that December 17th is a day of remembrance, so take a few quiet moments to experience the memories of sex workers who have been lost this year.
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The week climaxes on the 20th, Transgender Day of Remembrance, the annual commemoration of fallen friends who were targeted for their gender identity.
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It was a day of remembrance today in Syracuse at the newly renovated Forman Park.
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Each year, many people gather to honor the fallen on this day of remembrance.
Synonyms
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A date every year when people remember or celebrate an important event
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A United States holiday on the last Monday in May to honor soldiers who died in war
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An act that honors people or events, often in a ceremony
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A United States public holiday on November 11 that honors people who served in the military
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A ceremony to honor and remember people or events
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A day when people celebrate a victory in a war
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A day near November 11 when people remember soldiers who died in war
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A day on November 11 that remembers soldiers who died in World War I
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A United States holiday to remember soldiers who died in war that happens on the last Monday in May
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A day when a country remembers and celebrates an important military victory, often as a public holiday
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The act of remembering someone or something in public, for example by making a monument
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A day someone dies or the yearly day people remember them
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Sunday closest to November 11 when people in the UK and some other countries remember those who died in wars
A day when people remember and discuss actions against their government
How Commemorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
day + of + remembrance
The meaning 'a day set aside to remember or honor' is directly and transparently composed from 'day' (a calendar day) + 'of' (possessive/relational) + 'remembrance' (the act of remembering/honoring). The 'day of X' construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Day of remembrance comes from the simple act of choosing one day when a community would gather, lay flowers and keep a moment of silence for people who died. The words day and remembrance show a set time 'to remember and honor' those people or events, so today the phrase means a day set aside for that purpose.