me·mo·ri·al
mə-ˈmȯr-ē-əl 
1
: serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
2
: of or relating to memory
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2
b
: memorandum, note
specifically
: a legal abstract
c
: a statement of facts addressed to a government and often accompanied by a petition or remonstrance
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Examples of memorial in a Sentence
Adjective
a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty
Noun
the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
On Saturday, May 11, there will be a public memorial service in Graham’s hometown of Miami Lakes at the Miami Lakes United Church of Christ.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Each year on Christmas Eve, Johnson said, officers would visit the grave for a memorial service.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
On Saturday, May 11, there will be a public memorial service in Graham’s hometown of Miami Lakes at the Miami Lakes United Church of Christ.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorial. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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memorial
1 of 2 adjective
me·mo·ri·al
mə-ˈmōr-ē-əl
-ˈmȯr-
: serving to preserve the memory of a person or an event
a memorial service
memorial
2 of 2 noun
: something that keeps alive the memory of a person or event
especially
: monument sense 1
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