I. me ‧ mo ‧ ri ‧ al 1 /məˈmɔːriəl, mɪˈmɔːriəl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ memorial , ↑ memory , ↑ memo , ↑ memoir , ↑ memorabilia , ↑ memorandum ; adjective : ↑ memorable , ↑ memorial , ↑ immemorial ; verb : ↑ memorize , ↑ memorialize ; adverb : ↑ memorably ]
done or made in order to remind people of someone who has died
memorial service/ceremony
A memorial service will be held at 7 pm on Saturday.
II. memorial 2 BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ memorial , ↑ memory , ↑ memo , ↑ memoir , ↑ memorabilia , ↑ memorandum ; adjective : ↑ memorable , ↑ memorial , ↑ immemorial ; verb : ↑ memorize , ↑ memorialize ; adverb : ↑ memorably ]
1 . [countable] something, especially a stone with writing on it, that reminds people of someone who has died
memorial to
The hospital was built as a memorial to King Edward VII.
permanent/lasting memorial
An appeal has been launched to build a lasting memorial to the composer.
2 . [singular] an achievement that reminds people of someone who has died
memorial to
The garden is a memorial to one of the finest Victorian gardeners.
⇨ ↑ war memorial