memorial

noun [C]

/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/

/-ˈmɔːr.i-/

Definition

C2 an object, often large and made of stone, which has been built to honour a famous person or event: a war memorial The statue was erected as a memorial to those who died in the war.Gravestones and monuments

(Definition of memorial noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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