me|mo|ri|al

me|mo|ri|al «muh MR ee uhl, -MOHR-», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. something that is a reminder of some event or person, such as a statue, an arch or column, a book, a holiday, or a park: »

These stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel forever (Joshua 4:7).

2. a statement sent to a government or person in authority, usually giving facts and asking that some wrong be corrected.

3. (in diplomacy) any one of various informal state papers.

–adj.

1. helping people to remember some person, thing, or event; commemorative: »

a memorial window in a church, memorial services.

2. of or having to do with memory.

╂[< Latin memoriālis < memoria; see etym. under memory (Cf. ↑memory)]

–me-mo´ri|al|ly, adverb.