Memorial Day

Memorial Day
Memorial Me*mo"ri*al, a. [F. m['e]morial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See {Memory}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building. [1913 Webster]

There high in air, memorial of my name, Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession. [1913 Webster]

3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory. [1913 Webster]

This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. --Skeat. [1913 Webster]

{Memorial Day}. See {Memorial Day} in the vocabulary. Also called {{Decoration Day}}. [U.S.] [1913 Webster +PJC]


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  • Memorial Day —   [mɪ mɔːrɪəl deɪ], Decoration Day [dekə reɪʃn deɪ], der Kriegsopfergedenktag in den USA, seit 1971 in den meisten Staaten am letzten Montag im Mai gefeiert. 1868 als offizieller Gedenktag für die Gefallenen des Sezessionskriegs eingeführt, wurde …   Universal-Lexikon

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