in memoriam

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in memoriam

/ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/ US
/ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/ UK

Where it comes from

From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

adverb

not comparable In memory (of); as a memorial. An Enchanted Castle, and Other Poems, 1893, p. 72, prefaces the poem with this line, which suggests that the poem was written “in memoriam”: “[C. L. P., OB. JULY 18, 1884.]”.

noun in memoriams

An announcement or composition etc. in memory of a deceased person.

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adv in memory of

Español	en memoria de, en recuerdo de
Português	em memória, in memoriam
Français	en souvenir de, in memoriam
Deutsch	im Andenken, im Gedenken, in memoriam or in Memoriam
Ελληνικά	εις μνήμην eis mnímin
Русский	в па́мять v pámjatʹ

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@misc{in_memoriam_2026,
  title = {in memoriam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20memoriam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}