n. 1. Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event. 2. A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a legislative body or an executive. adj. 1. Serving as a remembrance of a person or an event; commemorative. 2. Of, relating to, or being in memory. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin memoriāle, from neuter of Latin memoriālis, belonging to memory, from memoria, memory; see MEMORY.] me·mori·al·ly adv. |
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