remembrance
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.
re·mem·brance
(rĭ-mĕm′brəns)n.
1.
a. The act or process of remembering.
b. The state of being remembered: holds him in fond remembrance.
2. Something serving to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or event; a memorial.
3. The length of time over which one's memory extends: events within my remembrance.
4. Something remembered; a reminiscence.
5. A souvenir.
6. remembrances Greetings: Please give my remembrances to your mother.
[Middle English, from Old French, from remembrer, to remember; see remember.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•mem•brance
(rɪˈmɛm brəns)n.
1. a retained mental impression; memory.
2. the act or fact of remembering.
3. the ability to remember.
4. the length of time over which memory extends.
5. the state of being remembered; commemoration.
6. something that serves to bring to or keep in mind some place, person, event, etc.; memento.
7. a gift given as a token of love or friendship.
8. remembrances, greetings; respects.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | ![]() retentiveness, retentivity, retention, memory - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" |
2. | ![]() epitaph - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person festschrift - a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar credit, recognition - approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
remembrance
noun1. An act or instance of remembering:
2. The power of retaining and recalling past experience:
3. Something, as a structure or custom, serving to honor or keep alive a memory:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
تَذَكُّر
paměť
minde
muistaminenmuistimuistiinpanomuistikuvamuisto
minning
anmayâd etme
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remember
(riˈmembə) verb1. to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time. I remember you – we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don't remember where I hid it.
2. to reward or make a present to. He remembered her in his will.
3. to pass (a person's) good wishes (to someone). Remember me to your parents.
reˈmembrance noun the act of remembering or reminding. a statue erected in remembrance of the dead.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.