| 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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