MEMORIAL

memorial, monument

(noun) a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

memorial

(noun) a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority

memorial, commemoration, remembrance

(noun) a recognition of meritorious service

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

memorial (plural memorials)

(obsolete) Memory; recollection. [14th–18th c.]

Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. [from 14th c.]

A chronicle or memoir. [from 14th c.]

(now, rare) A note or memorandum. [from 14th c.]

(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]

(legal) 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.]

Adjective

memorial (comparative more memorial, superlative most memorial)

Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.

Contained in the memory.

Mnemonic; assisting the memory.

Source: Wiktionary

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Me*mo"ri*al, a. Etym: [F. mémorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building. There high in air, memorial of my name, Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. Pope.

2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.

3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory. This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. Skeat. Memorial Day. Same as Decoration Day. [U.S.]

Me*mo"ri*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mémorial.]

1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument. Macaulay. Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself. Hooker.

2. A memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.] Hayward.

3. A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.

4. Memory; remembrance. [Obs.] Precious is the memorial of the just. Evelyn.

5. (Diplomacy)

Definition: A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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