memoriala.[F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]()1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.()There high in air, memorial of my name,
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. (Pope.)2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.()3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.()This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. (Skeat.)Memorial Day. See Memorial Day in the vocabulary. Also called Decoration Day. [U.S.]()n.[Cf. F. mmorial.]1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.(Macaulay.)Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself. (Hooker.)2. A memorandum; a record.(Hayward.)3. A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.()4. Memory; remembrance.()Precious is the memorial of the just. (Evelyn.)5. (Diplomacy) A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.()