memorial

Other forms of memorial

plural

memorials·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about memorial

What does memorial mean?

memorial means "a recognition of meritorious service". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in memorial?

memorial has 4 syllables: me-mo-ri-al. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /məˈmɔɹiəl/.

What is another word for memorial?

Close synonyms include commemoration, remembrance, monument. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is memorial a common word?

memorial is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with memorial?

1 word rhymes with memorial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.