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Memorial

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

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Narrower term 9

Brass 76% connected

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont…

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Cenotaph 76% connected

An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.

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Epitaph 76% connected

An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

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Gravestone 76% connected

A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

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Headstone 76% connected

The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.

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Megalith 76% connected

A large stone; especially, a large stone used in ancient building.

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Pantheon 76% connected

A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so called at Rome.

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Plaque 76% connected

Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung…

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Tombstone 76% connected

A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Commemorate 74% connected

To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect…

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Commemorate 74% connected

To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect…

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Synonym 3

Commemoration 92% connected

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.

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Monument 92% connected

Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

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Remembrance 92% connected

The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.

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