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memorial service

memorial service noun: a ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral.

Noun

memorial service (plural memorial services)

  1. A ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral.
    • They had a very moving, emotional memorial service for the two popular teen-aged girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.
  2. An informal service honoring a deceased person, especially one that does not adhere to the traditional customs of a funeral.
    • When Grandpa died, instead of a traditional funeral, he wanted a memorial service where people were free to share their memories and socialize.
    Synonyms:
    funeral

Synonyms of memorial service

Forms of memorial service

pluralmemorial services

Questions about memorial service

What does memorial service mean?
Memorial service means a ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral.
What part of speech is memorial service?
Memorial service is a noun.
What is the plural of memorial service?
The plural of memorial service is memorial services.

Words near memorial service in the dictionary

  1. memorial parks
  2. memorial pole
  3. memorial poles
  4. memorial rose
  5. memorial roses
  6. memorial service
  7. memorial services
  8. memorialisation
  9. memorialisations
  10. memorialise
  11. memorialised

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