memorial
adjective
1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
- a memorial building
2. Contained in the memory.
- a memorial possession
3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
noun
1. a recognition of meritorious service
Similar word(s): commemoration, remembrance
Definition categories: communication, credit, recognition
2. a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance
3. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Similar word(s): monument
Definition categories: man–made, construction, structure