- [countable] a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died
- a war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war)
- memorial to somebody/something a memorial to victims of the Holocaust
Extra Examples- The memorial stands on the village green.
- The president today unveiled a memorial to those who died in the disaster.
- a makeshift memorial marked by posters and flowers
- This ruin became a memorial for the victims of the bombing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lasting
- permanent
- living
- …
- build
- erect
- establish
- …
- commemorate somebody/something
- honour/honor somebody
- stand
- …
- ceremony
- service
- memorial for
- memorial of
- memorial to
- …
- [singular] memorial to somebody/something a thing that will continue to remind people of somebody/something
- The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman.
- a memorial of my husband
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lasting
- permanent
- living
- …
- build
- erect
- establish
- …
- commemorate somebody/something
- honour/honor somebody
- stand
- …
- ceremony
- service
- memorial for
- memorial of
- memorial to
- …
- [countable] a ceremony that is held to remember somebody who has died or an important past event
- a memorial for victims of the air crash
- They are holding a memorial for it.
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’.
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