Memorial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events (syn: monument)
Extra examples
...a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty...
...the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam...
A memorial service will be held at 7 pm on Saturday.
The hospital was built as a memorial to King Edward VII.
An appeal has been launched to build a lasting memorial to the composer.
The garden is a memorial to one of the finest Victorian gardeners.
Going to the memorial service for his late wife made it possible for him to achieve closure.
He gave a moving speech at the memorial service.
...asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony...
...responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial...
The bishop officiated the memorial Mass.
His austere and basically humble personality imposes a curious damp propriety upon his memorial.
...the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service...
...it would not be seemly to use the memorial service as a forum for your political views...
...a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers...
Word forms
singular: memorial
plural: memorials
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