remembrance
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remembrance
- /ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance.
noun remembrances
- The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection. Dal[ila]. Let me approach at leaſt, and touch thy hand. / Sams[on]. Not for thy life, leſt fierce remembrance wake / my ſudden rage to tear thee joint by joint.
- The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection. There's Roſemary, that's for Remembraunce. / Pray loue remember: and there is Paconcies, that's for Thoughts.
- Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
- Something which serves to remember; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered. If you turne not: you will returne the ſooner: / Keep this remembrance for thy Iulia’s sake.
- The power of remembering or the period over which one's memory extends. Thee I have heard relating what was done / Ere my remembrance; now hear me relate / My ſtory, which perhaps thou haſt not heard; […]
- Something to be remembered, such as an admonition, counsel, instruction.
Similar: recollection, reminiscence
verb remembrances · remembrancing · remembranced
- To remember; to recall to mind.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recollection, anamnesis, memorial, commemoration, recall, remembering, remember, reminisce, reminder, memento, souvenir, memory, keepsake, observance, commemorative, mind
noun
Similar: recollection, reminiscence
Translations
Every language
noun power of remembering
| 日本語 | 記憶 kioku |
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noun act of remembering
| Español | recuerdo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 思い出 omoide, 回想 kaisō |
| हिन्दी | सुमिरण sumiraṇ, सुमिरन sumiran |
| Română | reamintire |
| Русский | припомина́ние pripominánije, па́мять pámjatʹ |
| العربية | ذِكْرَى ḏikrā |
noun that which serves to keep in or bring to mind
| Español | recordatorio, remembranza |
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| 日本語 | 思い出 omoide, 記念碑 kinenhi, 記念品 kinenhin, 形見 katami |
| 中文 | 紀念 /纪念 jìniàn |
| Русский | напомина́ние napominánije, сувени́р suvenír, пода́рок на па́мять podárok na pámjatʹ |
| עברית | זֵכֶר zécher |
noun something remembered
| Español | recuerdo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 思い出 omoide |
| Русский | воспомина́ние vospominánije |
| עברית | זֵכֶר zécher |
noun (obsolete) something to be remembered
| 日本語 | 記憶 kioku |
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Talk about this word "remembrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/remembrance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. remembrance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/remembrance "remembrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/remembrance.Cite this
@misc{remembrance_2026,
title = {remembrance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remembrance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
