Definition of MEMORIAL

memorial

Meanings

Plural: memorials

Noun

  • a recognition of meritorious service
  • a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
  • a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  • Memory; recollection.
  • Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
  • A chronicle or memoir.
  • A note or memorandum.
  • A service of remembrance or commemoration.
  • A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

Adj

  • Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
  • Contained in the memory.
  • Mnemonic; assisting the memory.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.

Scrabble Score: 12

memorial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
memorial is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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