memorial

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #5816

Meanings

1

noun
A structure or object that helps people remember a person or event.

They built a memorial to honour the soldiers who died.
2

adj
Created to honour and remember someone or something.

A memorial service was held for the late president.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a structure or object that... monument

Word family

Forms memorials

Derived forms memorialisationmemorialisememorialistmemorializememoriallymetamemorial

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Phrases (1)

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memorial park
a landscaped cemetery designed as a peaceful place of remembrance

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

memoriale la-lat

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People & Society

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# memorial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/
**Frequency rank:** 5816

## Meanings
1. A structure or object that helps people remember a person or event.
2. Created to honour and remember someone or something.

## Examples
- They built a memorial to honour the soldiers who died.
- A memorial service was held for the late president.

## Derived Forms
- memorialisation
- memorialise
- memorialist
- memorialize
- memorially
- metamemorial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: memoriale

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

## AI Etymology
Memorial comes from Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial. In present-day English its meanings include a structure or object that helps people remember a person or event and created to honour and remember someone or something. Related and derived forms include memorialisation, memorialise, and memorialist.

## Topics
- People & Society

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