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remembrance

American  
[ri-mem-bruhns] / rɪˈmɛm brəns /

noun

  1. a retained mental impression; memory.

    Synonyms:
    reminiscence, recollection

  2. the act or fact of remembering.

  3. the power or faculty of remembering.

    Synonyms:
    memory

  4. the length of time over which recollection or memory extends.

  5. the state of being remembered; commemoration.

    to hold someone's name in remembrance.

  6. something that serves to bring to mind or keep in mind some place, person, event, etc.; memento.

    Synonyms:
    memorial, token, souvenir, trophy, keepsake

  7. a gift given as a token of love or friendship.

    I sent her a small remembrance on Mother's Day.

  8. remembrances, greetings; respects.

remembrance British  
/ rɪˈmɛmbrəns /

noun

  1. the act of remembering or state of being remembered

  2. something that is remembered; reminiscence

  3. a memento or keepsake

  4. the extent in time of one's power of recollection

    1. the act of honouring some past event, person, etc

    2. ( as modifier )

      a remembrance service
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonremembrance noun

Etymology

Origin of remembrance

1300–50; Middle English < Old French; remember, -ance

Example Sentences

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Train workers were staging a 24-hour strike on Monday in what their union called "an act of collective remembrance, protest and democratic vigilance".

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

From next month new ashes will not be allowed to be buried in historic areas of the gardens of remembrance at Margam Crematorium.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Most of this year’s documentary nominees deal with the grimmest of tragedies, as in “All the Empty Rooms” and “Children No More: Were and Are Gone,” which address the remembrance of children brutally killed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The only figure who currently has a day of remembrance in Florida is former President Ronald Reagan, on Feb. 6.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

I fear I shed none, anticipation of coming adventures blotting out remembrance of those past; I fairly trembled with eagerness to reach the shore.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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