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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•mo•ri•al /məˈmɔriəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something designed to preserve the memory of a person, etc., as a monument:a memorial to the war dead.
adj. - serving to preserve the memory;
commemorative:memorial services. See -mem-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•mo•ri•al (mə môr′ē əl, -mōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- Governmenta written statement of facts presented to a sovereign, a legislative body, etc., as the ground of, or expressed in the form of, a petition or remonstrance.
adj. - preserving the memory of a person or thing;
commemorative:memorial services. - of or pertaining to the memory.
- Late Latin memoriāle, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin memoriālis for or containing memoranda. See memory, -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
me•mo′ri•al•ly, adv. |