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memorial

me·mo·ri·al

memorial

 
pronunciation:
m mo ri l
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part of speech: noun
definition: a ceremony, custom, building, or statue to honor a dead person or past event.
The town held a memorial for the soldiers who died in the Vietnam war.
 
synonyms:
monument
similar words:
funeral, shrine, tombstone, tribute
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derivation: memorially (adv.)
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