Definitions for Memorial
məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-Memo·ri·al

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. memorial, commemoration, remembrancenoun

   a recognition of meritorious service

2. memorialnoun

   a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority

3. memorial, monumentnoun

   a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorialnoun

   A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event

2. memorialnoun

   A service of remembrance or commemoration

3. memorialnoun

   a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

4. memorialadjective

   Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative

5. Etymology: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Memorialadjective

   serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building

2. Memorialadjective

   mnemonic; assisting the memory

3. Memorialnoun

   anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument

4. Memorialnoun

   a memorandum; a record

5. Memorialnoun

   a written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition

6. Memorialnoun

   memory; remembrance

7. Memorialnoun

   a species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation

8. Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Memorial

   A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorial

   An official petition on account of services performed.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorial

   An address to the government on any matter of public service.

Matched Categories

1. • Message
   • Recognition
   • Structure

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Memorial' in Nouns Frequency: #2115

How to pronounce Memorial?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Memorial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Memorial in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Memorial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Memorial in a Sentence

1. Irwin Michael:

   Stocks tend to firm up around Memorial Day weekend.

2. Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin:

   The memorial is about the life that George Floyd lived, and this is a time to embrace the family with expressions of love and kindness.

3. Eric Echevarria:

   It’s all about what the value [of the memorial] is or what the meaning is to you.

4. Tiger Woods:

   There's plenty of time, i needed tournament golf and it was nice to have Memorial in there and to be able to play a golf course that's that difficult, that hard, that demanding from tee to green.

5. Fan Liqing:

   We welcome Taiwan compatriots to participate in memorial activities, and hope people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can always remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs and rally together through war victory activities.

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