memorial
//məˈmɔːɹi.əl//
Forms
- Plural
- memorials
- Comparative
- more memorial
- Superlative
- most memorial
Definitions
1.Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
2.A chronicle or memoir.
3.A service of remembrance or commemoration.
4.A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
1.Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
- There high in air, memorial of my name, / Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
2.Contained in the memory.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3283
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis.
By surface analysis, memory + -ial.