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memorial
- /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/
- /məˈmoʊɹi.əl/
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
Where it comes from
From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.
noun memorials
- Memory; recollection.
- Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. These mementoes or memorials [sculptural national monuments], though in the present age the unphilosophical and sciolistic spirit of some have led them to regard with contempt this method of honouring the illustrious great, excite a laudable admiration for the service or benefit to which they testif
- A chronicle or memoir.
- A note or memorandum.
- A service of remembrance or commemoration.
- A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. Captain Surman […] immediately addressed a memorial to the governor, stating that an act of Providence had sent him into port for the preservation of the lives of those on board; he therefore trusted he should be allowed to refit and depart.
adjective more memorial · most memorial
- Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative. a memorial building
- Contained in the memory. a memorial possession
- Mnemonic; assisting the memory. This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: remembrance, commemoration, monument, remembering, recollection, memento, souvenir, commemorative, memory, commemorate, observance, memoria, homage, tribute, occasion, thesis
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noun structure
| Español | monumento conmemorativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기념물 ginyeommul |
| 日本語 | 記念物 kinenbutsu |
| 中文 | 紀念館 /纪念馆 jìniànguǎn, 紀念碑 /纪念碑 jìniànbēi |
| हिन्दी | स्मारक smārak |
| Português | monumento comemorativo |
| Français | mémorial |
| Deutsch | Denkmal, Mahnmal |
| Ελληνικά | μνημείο mnimeío |
| Русский | мемориа́л memoriál, па́мятник pámjatnik |
| العربية | نُصْب nuṣb, نُصْب تَذْكَارِيّ nuṣb taḏkāriyy |
| עברית | אַנְדְּרָטָה, אַנְדַּרְטָה andárta |
noun service
| Español | conmemoración |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gedenkgottesdienst |
| Русский | поминове́ние pominovénije |
adj serving as a remembrance
| Español | conmemorativo |
|---|---|
| Français | mémoriel |
| Deutsch | Gedenk- |
| עברית | זיכרון zikarón |
Talk about this word "memorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/memorial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. memorial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/memorial "memorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/memorial.Cite this
@misc{memorial_2026,
title = {memorial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memorial},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
