Memorial — Defs

01 a. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.

1.
Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.
“There high in air, memorial of my name, Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.” — Pope.
2.
Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.
3.
Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
“This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.” — Skeat.

Phrases & compounds

Memorial Day — See Memorial Day in the vocabulary. Also called Decoration Day.

02 n. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.

1.
Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.
“Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself.” — Hooker.
2.
A memorandum; a record.[Obs. or R.]
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.
4.
Memory; remembrance.[Obs.]
“Precious is the memorial of the just.” — Evelyn.
5.
A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.(Diplomacy)