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Webster 1913 Edition


Memorial

Me-mo′ri-al

,
Adj.
[F.
mémorial
, L.
memorialis
, fr.
memoria
. See
Memory
.]
1.
Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative;
as, a
memorial
building
.
There high in air,
memorial
of my name,
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
Pope.
2.
Contained in memory;
as, a
memorial
possession
.
3.
Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the
memorial
word ASH.
Skeat.

Me-mo′ri-al

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
mémorial
.]
1.
Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.
Macaulay.
Churches have names; some as
memorials
of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself.
Hooker.
2.
A memorandum; a record.
[Obs. or R.]
Hayward.
3.
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.
4.
Memory; remembrance.
[Obs.]
Precious is the
memorial
of the just.
Evelyn.
5.
(Diplomacy)
A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Memorial

MEMO'RIAL

,
Adj.
[L.memorialis. See Memory.]
1.
Preservative of memory.
There high in air memorial of my name,
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
2.
Contained in memory; as memorial possession.

MEMO'RIAL

,
Noun.
That which preserves the memory of something; any thing that serves to keep in memory. A monument is a memorial of a deceased person, or of an event. The Lord's supper is a memorial of the death and sufferings of Christ.
Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some of the Trinity.
1.
Any note or hint to assist the memory.
Memorials written with king Edward's hand shall be the ground of this history.
2.
A written representation of facts, made to a legislative or other body as the ground of a petition, or a representation of facts accompanied with a petition.

Definition 2024


memorial

memorial

See also: mémorial

English

Noun

Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial

memorial (plural memorials)

  1. A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event.
  2. A service of remembrance or commemoration.
  3. (law) a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

Translations

Adjective

memorial (comparative more memorial, superlative most memorial)

  1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
    a memorial building
    • Alexander Pope
      There high in air, memorial of my name, / Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
  2. Contained in the memory.
    a memorial possession
  3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
    • Skeat
      This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.

Translations


Crimean Tatar

Noun

memorial

  1. memorial.

Declension

Adjective

memorial

  1. memorial.

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Spanish

Noun

memorial m (plural memoriales)

  1. memorial