memorial
memorial Lexical Profile
memorial Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Intended to preserve the memory of a person, group, or significant event.
"The family plans to hold a private memorial service next weekend to celebrate her extraordinary life."
• noun
An object, structure, or event established to preserve the memory of a person or a historical event.
"The city council voted to erect a bronze memorial in the park to honor the town's founders."
A written statement of facts or historical accounts submitted to a government or authority, typically as the basis of a petition.
"The delegates drafted a lengthy memorial detailing their grievances to present to the assembly."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English, via Old French 'memorial' and Late Latin 'memorialis' (belonging to memory), derived from the Latin 'memoria' (memory).
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