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| commemorate |
to serve as a reminder of or memorial to. [1/2 definitions] |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Pyramid of Giza |
a limestone and granite pyramid, which is the oldest and only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built circa 2500 B.C.E. as a memorial and tomb for King Khufu, the second king of the fourth Egyptian dynasty. |
| Hall of Fame |
a memorial hall or building dedicated to illustrious or famous persons in a particular profession, sport, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| headstone |
a memorial stone, usu. engraved, set at the head of a person's grave; gravestone. |
| in memoriam |
in memory of; as a memorial to. |
| memorialize |
to present with a memorial. [1/2 definitions] |
| monumental |
of, pertaining to, or serving as a memorial. [1/3 definitions] |
| shrine |
any place or object venerated as a memorial to some important person or historic event. [1/3 definitions] |
| taps |
(used with a sing. verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces to order the lights to be extinguished, or at the end of a funeral or memorial service. |
| Unknown Soldier |
(sometimes l.c.) an unidentified soldier killed in war, whose tomb serves as a memorial to all of a nation's unidentified military persons who have died in war. |
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