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me·mo·ri·al
 memorial
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- pronunciation:
- m
mo
ri
l
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a ceremony, custom, or public structure to honor a dead person or past event.
The city erected a memorial for the soldiers who had been killed.Hundreds of people attended the memorial for the slain police officer.
- synonyms:
- commemoration, monument
- similar words:
- cenotaph, funeral, homage, Kaddish, mausoleum, obituary, obsequies, shrine, testimonial, tombstone, tribute
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| related words: |
monument, tablet, wake |
adjective + (n.)memorial
eloquent, fitting, grave, impromptu, lasting, living, makeshift, moving, outdoor, permanent, poignant, private, proper, sacramental, sacred, solemn, suitable, televised
verb + (n.)memorial
arrange, attend, authorize, build, conceive, cremate, engrave, erect, gather, host, inscribe, organize, plan, preside, sponsor, unveil, visit
(n.)memorial
+ verb
carve, commemorate, commission, construct, dedicate, depict, designate, evoke, highlight, hold, honor, mark, model, schedule, span
noun + (n.)memorial
battlefield,
bombing,
bronze,
candlelight,
commemoration,
dedication,
excerpt,
firefighter,
flower,
funeral,
genocide,
granite,
grave,
groundbreaking,
inscription,
landmark,
marble,
mourner,
pastor,
placement,
prayer,
remembrance,
roadside,
slavery,
terra-cotta,
veteran,
vigil,
war
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
serving to honor and preserve the memory of someone.
After their father died, it came down to him to plan the memorial service.The city put up a memorial plaque to mark the house in which the beloved poet was born. |
| derivation: |
memorially (adv.) |
The word memorial
contains the following parts:
memor, member, membr
Latin
root
that means memory
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- mne, mnes, mnest
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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