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me·mo·ri·al

(mə-môr′ē-əl)

1. Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event.

2. A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a legislative body or an executive.

adj.

1. Serving as a remembrance of a person or an event; commemorative.

2. Of, relating to, or being in memory.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin memoriāle, from neuter of Latin memoriālis, belonging to memory, from memoria, memory; see memory.]

me·mo′ri·al·ly adv.

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memorial

(mɪˈmɔːrɪəl)

adj

1. serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event

2. of or involving memory

3. something serving as a remembrance

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an informal diplomatic paper

[C14: from Late Latin memoriāle a reminder, neuter of memoriālis belonging to remembrance]

meˈmorially adv

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me•mo•ri•al

(məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-)

n.

1. something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.

2. a written statement of facts presented to a governing body in the form of or along with a petition.

adj.

3. serving to preserve the memory; commemorative: memorial services.

4. of or pertaining to the memory.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

me•mo′ri•al•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	memorial - a recognition of meritorious service commemoration, remembrance epitaph - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person festschrift - a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar credit, recognition - approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
	2.	memorial - a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
	3.	memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events monument memorial tablet, plaque, brass - a memorial made of brass cenotaph, empty tomb - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered gravestone, tombstone, headstone - a stone that is used to mark a grave megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) national monument - memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment pantheon - a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World - impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" triumphal arch - a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

memorial

noun

1. monument, cairn, shrine, plaque, cenotaph Every village had its war memorial.

2. remembrance, tribute, record, souvenir, testimonial, memento The museum will serve as a memorial to all those who died.

3. petition, address, statement, memorandum a memorial to the Emperor written in characters of gold

adjective

1. commemorative, remembrance, monumental A memorial service is being held at St Paul's Church.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

memorial

noun

Something, as a structure or custom, serving to honor or keep alive a memory:

commemoration, monument, remembrance.

adjective

Serving to honor or keep alive a memory:

commemorative.

Translations

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monumento monumento conmemorativo

memorial

[mɪˈmɔːrɪəl]

A. ADJ → conmemorativo

B. N

1. (= monument) → monumento m conmemorativo

2. (= document) → memorial m

C. CPD memorial park N (US) → cementerio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

memorial

(miˈmoːriəl) noun

something (eg a monument) that honours or commemorates people or events of the past. a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill; a war memorial.monumento conmemorativo

memorial

→ monumento

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