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memorial.

Memory; recollection.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈmɔːɹi.əl//məˈmoʊɹi.əl/
  1. Memory; recollection.

    obsolete
  2. Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.

  3. A chronicle or memoir.

  4. A note or memorandum.

    archaic
  5. A service of remembrance or commemoration.

  6. A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.

adj/məˈmɔːɹi.əl//məˈmoʊɹi.əl/
  1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.

    a memorial building
  2. Contained in the memory.

    a memorial possession
  3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.

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