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remembrance

/rɪˈmembrəns/noun

उच्चारण रिमेम्ब्रन्स

स्मृति, स्मरण, याद में श्रद्धांजलि

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the act of remembering and showing respect for somebody who has died or for a past event

    स्मृति, स्मरण, याद में श्रद्धांजलि

    • A minute's silence was observed in remembrance of the soldiers.
    • a remembrance ceremony at the war memorial
    • The whole school stood in remembrance of the martyrs.
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    • A candle march was held in remembrance of the flood victims.
    • Remembrance Day is observed in many countries.

    Synonyms commemoration memorial tribute

    Opposite forgetting oblivion

  2. 2

    [C, U] formal

    a memory of something; an object that makes you remember somebody

    याद, स्मृति; स्मृति-चिह्न

    • She kept the ring as a remembrance of her grandmother.
    • He planted a mango tree as a remembrance of his late mother.
    • The old watch is a remembrance of my grandfather.
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    • She keeps the letter as a remembrance of her school days.
    • A small plaque stands as a remembrance of the founder.

    Synonyms memory keepsake souvenir

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re·mem·brance

With -brance (not 'rememberance'; the e of remember is dropped).

अंत में -brance ('rememberance' गलत है; remember का e हट जाता है)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

In remembrance of.

Collocation: in remembrance of (किसी की याद या स्मृति में)। इसका प्रयोग अक्सर किसी दिवंगत व्यक्ति या घटना को याद करते समय होता है।

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General knowledge

Remembrance Day (11 November) honours the war dead in Commonwealth countries.

Remembrance Day (11 नवंबर) Commonwealth देशों में युद्ध में मारे गए सैनिकों की याद में मनाया जाता है।