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memorial
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As a noun, memorial means something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. As an adjective, it means serving as a remembrance of someone or something.
Meanings of memorial
11 meaningsnoun
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
A chronicle or memoir.
now rareA note or memorandum.
chiefly christianityA service of remembrance or commemoration.
legalA statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
A recognition of meritorious service
Similar: commemoration, remembranceA structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Similar: monument
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteMemory; recollection.
adjective
Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
“a memorial building”
Contained in the memory.
“a memorial possession”
now rareMnemonic; assisting the memory.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).