Definition of remembrance
1 : the state of bearing in mind
2a : the ability to remember : memoryb : the period over which one's memory extends
3 : an act of recalling to mind
4 : a memory of a person, thing, or event
5a : something that serves to keep in or bring to mind : reminderb : commemoration, memorialc : a greeting or gift recalling or expressing friendship or affection
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Examples of remembrance in a Sentence
a happy couple with many fond remembrances of when they were dating in college
she gave her boyfriend on the eve of his military service one of her lockets as a remembrance of their abiding affection
Recent Examples of remembrance from the Web
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Gen. Pierre St-Amand, Royal Canadian Air Force, lays a wreath during the 100th Remembrance Service for the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery at Greenwood Memorial Park on Monday.
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Arguing that transformed a solemn day of remembrance into one associated with leisure and recreation, veterans groups have long advocated a return to May 30.
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The day will include tributes and remembrances, but when those are over, this honor will remain: his name on schools.
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The annual day of remembrance began under a different name -- Decoration Day -- which was established three years after the Civil War ended, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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The campaign has been led by the poppy, which has been adopted by the VFW and the American Legion as the flower of remembrance.
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There should be a day of remembrance for victims of police brutality.
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A candlelight remembrance for Brock is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 1 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach.
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There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.
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14th Century
First Known Use of remembrance
14th century
Synonym Discussion of remembrance
REMEMBRANCE Defined for English Language Learners
remembrance
playDefinition of remembrance for English Language Learners
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: the act of remembering a person, thing, or event
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: something that is done or made to honor the memory of a person, thing, or event
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: a memory of a person, thing, or event
REMEMBRANCE Defined for Kids
remembrance
playDefinition of remembrance for Students
1 : the act of thinking about again My remembrance of the party made me laugh.
2 : memory 4 … the sight of the ax brought back only a fleeting remembrance of Rubin's accident. — Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
3 : something that is done to honor the memory of a person or event
4 : something (as a souvenir) that brings to mind a past experience
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