in memoriam
preposition
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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.
Examples of in memoriam in a Sentence
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
Honored in memoriam on the Coliseum’s video boards were 10 players and five coaches, with the crowd applauding loudest for the late Hunter, Sal Bando, Claudell Washington, Ray Fosse and Vida Blue.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
Visitors to the Tidal Basin stopped by to see Stumpy for a final goodbye, some leaving small bouquets or tokens in memoriam.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Our front yard swarmed with mourners, some weeping like children, others consoling the weepers, and the rest loudly reciting verses from the Quran, in memoriam to Uncle Usama.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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“In memoriam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20memoriam. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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