Thesaurus: memorial

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1. a. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.
2. a. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
3. n. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.
4. n. A memorandum; a record.
5. n. 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.
6. n. Memory; remembrance.
7. n. A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.
8. n. a recognition of meritorious service
9. n. a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
10. n. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
11. 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.] 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) A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.
12. A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.