remembrance

UK
/rɪˈmɛm.brəns/
US
/rɪˈmɛm.brəns/

Translations

remembrancenoun
remembrances
pl
The old photo album brought back many remembrances of our childhood.
Старый фотоальбом вызвал много воспоминаний о нашем детстве.
The church held a special service for the remembrance of the deceased.
Церковь провела специальную службу для поминания усопших.
The monument was built in remembrance of the soldiers who died in the war.
Памятник был построен в память о солдатах, погибших на войне.
remembranceadjective
UK
/rɪˈmɛm.brəns/
US
/rɪˈmɛm.brəns/
Used attributively before another noun with the sense ‘commemorative’.

Definitions

remembrancenoun
The act of remembering or the state of being remembered.
The ceremony was held in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the war.
A memory or recollection of something from the past.
She had a vivid remembrance of her childhood summers spent at the beach.
An object that serves to keep a memory alive, such as a souvenir or memento.
He kept the old watch as a remembrance of his grandfather.
The faculty or capacity of retaining and recalling past experiences; memory.
Advancing years had scarcely weakened her remembrance.
remembranceadjective
Commemorative; intended as an act or token of remembering.
A remembrance ceremony was held at the memorial.