English noun: memorial |
1. | memorial (communication) a recognition of meritorious service |
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| Synonyms | commemoration, remembrance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | credit, recognition |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | epitaph, festschrift |
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2. | memorial (communication) a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority |
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| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance |
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3. | memorial (artifact) a structure erected to commemorate persons or events |
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| Synonyms | monument |
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| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | brass, cenotaph, empty tomb, gravestone, headstone, megalith, megalithic structure, memorial tablet, national monument, pantheon, plaque, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World, tombstone, triumphal arch |
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| Instance hyponym | Great Pyramid, Lincoln Memorial, Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt, Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument |
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