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Definition of “remembrance

remembrance (rɪˈmɛmbrənsPronunciation for remembrance

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of remembering or state of being remembered
  2. something that is remembered; reminiscence
  3. a memento or keepsake
  4. the extent in time of one's power of recollection
    1. the act of honouring some past event, person, etc
    2. ((as modifier)  ⇒ a remembrance service 

Quotations

  • "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance" William Shakespeare

Usage examples

  • All around the music room were women and men laying straight and still, frozen into the position of remembrance.
    Zindell, David, The Broken God (1993)
  • Wearing your heart on your lapel As the remembrance poppy is emptied of meaning, phoney protests against it blossom.
    Spiked (2004)
  • She notes that for an Australian of her background, pink coconut ice is perhaps a stronger catalyst for remembrance of a childhood past.
    The Australian (2004)
  • But the Royal British Legion said: "They're a well-known international symbol of remembrance.
    Sun, News of the World (2001)
  • Later he bands together with other followers of Jesus and they study and worship together as a form of remembrance.
    Woolger, Roger J., Other Lives, Other Selves (1987)

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