memorial

Definitions

1. 1.Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.
2. 2.Mnemonic; assisting the memory. This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. Skeat. Memorial Day. Same as Decoration Day. [U.S.]
3. 3.Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument. Macaulay. Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself. Hooker.
4. 4.A memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.] Hayward.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.Memory; remembrance. [Obs.] Precious is the memorial of the just. Evelyn.
7. 7.(Diplomacy) A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is memorial.

• What is contained in memory; as, a memorial possession called?
• What is mnemonic; assisting the memory. This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. Skeat. Memorial Day. Same as Decoration Day. [U.S.] called?
• What is a memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.] Hayward called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is memory; remembrance. [Obs.] Precious is the memorial of the just. Evelyn called?
• What is a species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation called?