memorialnoun [ C ]
uk/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/C2 an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person or event:
a war memorial
The statue was erected as a memorial to those who died in the war.
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- The war memorial was erected in 1950.
- The war memorial was dedicated to both Jews and Gentiles.
- The chapel was raised as a memorial to her son.
- He laid the wreath reverently in front of the memorial.
- The memorial to those who had died in the war was unveiled in 1948 by the Queen.
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Gravestones and monuments
- cairn
- cenotaph
- colossus
- epitaph
- gravestone
- headstone
- monolith
- monument
- obelisk
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- the Statue of Liberty
- tombstone
- war memorial
memorialadjective [ before noun ]
uk/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/done to remember a person or people who have died:
Hundreds of people came to Professor Conner's memorial service.
The memorial garden is dedicated to those who died in the accident.
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Remembering people who have died
- bereaved
- bereavement
- epitaph
- grief
- grieving
- in memory of sb idiom
- lament
- Memorial Day
- memory
- mourn
- mournful
- obituary
- remembrance
- Remembrance Day
- requiem
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- shrine
- wake
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