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remembrance [rɪˈmɛmbrəns] n
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 5. a. the act of honouring some past event, person, etc. b. (as modifier) a remembrance service ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
remembrance noun 1. commemoration, memorial, testimonial They wore black in remembrance of those who had died. 2. souvenir, token, reminder, monument, relic, remembrancer (archaic), memento, keepsake As a remembrance, he left a photo album. 3. memory, recollection, thought, recall, recognition, retrospect, reminiscence, anamnesis He had clung to the remembrance of things past. Translations remembrance [rɪˈmembrəns] A. N (= remembering) → recuerdo m remembrances → recuerdos mpl in remembrance of → en conmemoración de I have no remembrance of it → no lo recuerdo en absoluto B. CPD Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday N (Brit) día en el que se recuerda a los caídos en las dos guerras mundiales POPPY DAY remembrance n → Erinnerung f (→ of an +acc); in remembrance of → zur Erinnerung an (+acc); I have no remembrance of that → ich habe keinerlei Erinnerung daran remembrances pl (old, form, = greetings) → Empfehlungen pl remembrance [rɪˈmɛmbr/əns] n (frm) → ricordo, memoria in remembrance of → in memoria di remembrance [rɪˈmɛmbr/əns] n (frm) → ricordo, memoria in remembrance of → in memoria di How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He has been taunted more than once about the Diamond, by those who recollect his angry outbreak before the assault; but, as may easily be imagined, his own remembrance of the circumstances under which I surprised him in the armoury has been enough to keep him silent. They have no remembrance of anything but what they learned and observed in their youth and middle-age, and even that is very imperfect; and for the truth or particulars of any fact, it is safer to depend on common tradition, than upon their best recollections. FRANCIS CARR BEARD (FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND), IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE TIME WHEN THE CLOSING SCENES OF THIS STORY WERE WRITTEN. |
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