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Memoriam Memory Message Pedestal Begins Lists Names Local

word in memoriam
definition In memory of.
eg_sentence The message on the pedestal begins “In memoriam” and then lists the names of the local young men who died in World War I.
explanation Since the days of the Roman empire, the words In memoriam, followed by a name, have been found on monuments and gravestones. They may also appear in the dedication of a book or poem; Alfred Tennyson's greatest poem is his immense In Memoriam, written over a period of 17 years to mourn the death of his dear friend Arthur Hallam.
IPA ɪn memoriam*

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