Memorials

/məˈmɔːriəlz/

स्मारक; स्मृति-चिह्न; स्मरण-सभा; (लिखित) ज्ञापन/स्मरणपत्र; (औपचारिक) प्रार्थना-पत्र/अर्ज़ी

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Origin & History

From memorial (Latin memorialis ‘of memory’, from memoria ‘memory’), pluralized as memorials.

memorial शब्द से (लैटिन memorialis ‘स्मृति से संबंधित’, memoria ‘स्मृति’ से), जिसका बहुवचन memorials है।

Definition

Memorials are things, documents, or ceremonies that keep the memory of someone or something alive—such as monuments, commemorative services, memoirs/chronicles, notes, or formal petitions to an authority.

memorials वे वस्तुएँ, दस्तावेज़ या समारोह हैं जो किसी व्यक्ति/घटना की स्मृति को जीवित रखते हैं—जैसे स्मारक, स्मरण-सभा, संस्मरण/वृत्तांत, नोट/ज्ञापन, या किसी प्राधिकरण को दिया गया औपचारिक प्रार्थना-पत्र।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The city built memorials to honor those who died in the war.

Usage Examples

Floral tributes were placed beside the memorials.
The museum holds memorials and personal letters from the period.
A memorial service will be held next Sunday.
She wrote a short memorial describing the incident for the committee.
The lawyers submitted memorials to the tribunal summarizing the facts.

Synonyms

Monuments Tributes Commemorations Remembrances Mementos Relics Memoirs Chronicles Memoranda Petitions

Related Forms

Noun
Memorial / Memorialization / Memory / Memorandum
Verb
Memorialize / Memorializing / Memorialized
Adjective
Memorial / Memorable
Adverb
Memorably

Idioms & Phrases

In memory of
की स्मृति में
Serve as a memorial to
का स्मारक/स्मृति-चिह्न बनकर रहना
A living memorial
जीवित स्मारक (जैसे कोई संस्था/कार्य जो स्मृति को जीवित रखे)