noun

memorial

muh-MAW-ree-uhl

noun

A monument, structure, or event created to honour and remember a person or a past event.

"The city built a memorial for soldiers who died in the war."

adj

Serving to commemorate or remember someone or something.

"They held a memorial service for their late father."

How to Use Memorial

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething — a statue, a service, an event — created specifically to help people remember someone or something important.

Common pairings

war memorial memorial service build a memorial

more memorial comparative, memorials plural, most memorial superlative

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The city built a _____ for soldiers who died in the war.

From Late Latin memoriale, built on the same root as memory.

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