memorial (noun)
1memorial — ► NOUN ▪ an object or structure established in memory of a person or event. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in memory of someone. DERIVATIVES memorialist noun memorialize (also memorialise) verb …
2memorial — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lasting, permanent ▪ The statue is a lasting memorial to those who died in the war. ▪ living ▪ makeshift ▪ …
3memorial — {{11}}memorial (adj.) late 14c., memorable, excellent; remembered, committed to memory, from O.Fr. memorial mindful of, remembering, from L. memorialis (adj.) of or belonging to memory, from memoria memory (see MEMORY (Cf. memory)).… …
4Memorial Day — noun legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war • Syn: ↑Decoration Day • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday • Part Holonyms …
5memorial — noun 1》 a structure or statue established in memory of a person or event. ↘[as modifier] intended to commemorate someone or something: a memorial service. 2》 chiefly historical a statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition.… …
6memorial service — noun a) A ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral. They had a very moving, emotional memorial service for the two popular teen aged girls who died in a car accident over the weekend. b) An informal service honoring a deceased person,… …
7memorial tablet — noun a memorial made of brass • Syn: ↑brass, ↑plaque • Hypernyms: ↑memorial, ↑monument …
8Memorial Day — noun Date: 1868 1. May 30 formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the United States in remembrance of war dead 2. the last Monday in May observed as a legal holiday in most states of the United States 3. Confederate Memorial Day …
9Memorial Day — noun Memorial Day is used before these nouns: ↑holiday …
10memorial park — noun Date: circa 1928 cemetery …
