˜yÐÄvlog

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memorial

[ muh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ]

noun

  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 sovereign, a legislative body, etc., as the ground of, or expressed in the form of, a petition or remonstrance.


adjective

  1. preserving the memory of a person or thing; commemorative:

    memorial services.

  2. of or relating to the memory.

memorial

/ ³¾ÉªËˆ³¾É”Ë°ùɪə±ô /

adjective

  1. serving to preserve the memory of the dead or a past event
  2. of or involving memory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something serving as a remembrance
  2. a written statement of facts submitted to a government, authority, etc, in conjunction with a petition
  3. an informal diplomatic paper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¾±ðˈ³¾´Ç°ù¾±²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾±ð·³¾´Ç۾±Â·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of memorial1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ³¾±ð³¾´Ç°ù¾±Äå±ô±ð, noun use of neuter of Latin ³¾±ð³¾´Ç°ù¾±Äå±ô¾±²õ for or containing memoranda. See memory, -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of memorial1

C14: from Late Latin ³¾±ð³¾´Ç°ù¾±Äå±ô±ð a reminder, neuter of ³¾±ð³¾´Ç°ù¾±Äå±ô¾±²õ belonging to remembrance
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A memorial service has been held for Amen Teklay, the teenager killed earlier this month in Glasgow.

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It also directs the interior secretary to restore federal properties, including parks, memorials and statues, which "have been improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history".

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No funeral for the artist is planned, but according to a spokesman at Michael Kohn Gallery, which represents the artist, a memorial celebration is being discussed for a later date.

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In addition, a new law that bans people from climbing on war memorials will be extended to cover the National Holocaust Memorial, which is set to be built in Westminster in the coming years.

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She was paid to conduct an anti-Ukraine propaganda campaign, which included putting stickers on locations including Vienna's Soviet war memorial and was intended to make supporters of Ukraine appear like neo-Nazis.

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