memorial

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/
• (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /məˈmoʊɹi.əl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Noun

memorial (plural memorials)

1. (obsolete) Memory; recollection. [14th–18th c.]
2. Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. [from 14th c.]
3. A chronicle or memoir. [from 14th c.]
4. (now rare) A note or memorandum. [from 14th c.]
5. (chiefly Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]
6. (law) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

memorial (comparative more memorial, superlative most memorial)

1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
2. Contained in the memory.

3. (now rare) Mnemonic; assisting the memory.

Translations

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мемориал (memorial)

Noun

memorial

1. memorial

Declension

Adjective

memorial

1. memorial

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “memorial”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Memorial or French mémorial or Latin memorialis. By surface analysis, memorie +‎ -al.

Adjective

memorial m or n (feminine singular memorială, masculine plural memoriali, feminine and neuter plural memoriale)

1. memorial

Declension

Noun

memorial n (plural memoriale)

1. memorial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin memoriālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /memoˈɾjal/ [me.moˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: me‧mo‧rial

Noun

memorial m (plural memoriales)

1. memorial

Related terms

Further reading

• “memorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28