Definition of REMEMBRANCE

remembrance

Meanings

Plural: remembrances

Noun

  • the ability to recall past occurrences
  • a recognition of meritorious service
  • The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
  • The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection.
  • Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
  • That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.
  • The power of remembering; the reach of personal knowledge; the period over which one's memory extends.
  • Something to be remembered; an admonition, counsel, instruction.

Verb

  • To remember; to recall to mind.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance.

Scrabble Score: 19

remembrance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
remembrance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
remembrance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

remembrance is a valid Words With Friends word