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Definition remembrance in British English

remembrance noun

noun
/rɪˈmembrəns/
1

a way of showing respect for someone who has died or for an important event

Example

a wreath/prayer/garden of remembrance

Example

A service was held in remembrance of those who died in the war.

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2

a memory of a person or an event

Example

Her eyes glowed with the remembrance of things past.

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Definition remembrance in British English