memorial
memorial, remembrance ceremony
noun meh-moh-RYAHL Rare
Origin: From Latin memoriale.
Also means
petition, memorial document
Usage Note
Memorial is masculine: el memorial. In modern use it most commonly refers to a commemorative ceremony or monument honouring those who died: un memorial de guerra ('a war memorial'). Its older legal sense of a written petition is still found in formal or historical texts.
Examples
"Asistimos al memorial de las víctimas."
Natural Translation
We attended the victims' memorial.
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