how to pronounce memorial

/məˈmɔːɹiːəl/

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memorial is pronounced in four syllables

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iː

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An example use of memorial in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… just blocks away the memorial for all …”

meanings of memorial

noun:

A note or memorandum.
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
A chronicle or memoir.
A service of remembrance or commemoration.
A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
Memory; recollection.

adjective:

Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
Contained in the memory.

memorial frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word memorial occurs in english on average 16.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics memorial can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that memorial can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;