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Me*mo"ri*al (?), a. [F. mémorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]
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1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.
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There high in air, memorial of my name,
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. Pope.
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2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.
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3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
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This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. Skeat.
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Memorial Day. See Memorial Day in the vocabulary. Also called Decoration Day. [U.S.]
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Me*mo"ri*al, n. [Cf. F. mémorial.] 1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument. Macaulay.
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Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself. Hooker.
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2. A memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.] Hayward.
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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.
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4. Memory; remembrance. [Obs.]
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Precious is the memorial of the just. Evelyn.
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5. (Diplomacy) A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.
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