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

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

1. memorial, commemoration, remembrance(noun)

   a recognition of meritorious service

2. memorial(noun)

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

3. memorial, monument(noun)

   a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorial(Noun)

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

2. memorial(Noun)

   A service of remembrance or commemoration

3. memorial(Noun)

   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. memorial(Adjective)

   Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative

Origin: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

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

1. Memorial(adj)

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

2. Memorial(adj)

   mnemonic; assisting the memory

3. Memorial(noun)

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

4. Memorial(noun)

   a memorandum; a record

5. Memorial(noun)

   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. Memorial(noun)

   memory; remembrance

7. Memorial(noun)

   a species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation

Origin: [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.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce Memorial?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Sara Brady:

   Pulse is NOT reopening as a memorial.

2. Todd StarnesShow:

   That memorial was desecrated by city leaders.

3. Irwin Michael:

   Stocks tend to firm up around Memorial Day weekend.

4. Mayor Hatch:

   It was clear to us it was a memorial to fallen veterans.

5. Harold Macmillan:

   Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

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