remembrance

n.

1. 1. The act or process of remembering.
   2. The state of being remembered: holds him in fond remembrance.
2. Something serving to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or event; a memorial.
3. The length of time over which one's memory extends.
4. Something remembered; a reminiscence.
5. A souvenir.
6. A greeting or token expressive of affection.

[Middle English, from Old French, from remembrer, to remember. See remember.]

noun

1. An act or instance of remembering: memory, recollection, reminiscence. See remember/forget.
2. The power of retaining and recalling past experience: memory, recall, recollection, reminiscence. See remember/forget.
3. Something, as a structure or custom, serving to honor or keep alive a memory: commemoration, memorial, monument. See remember/forget.
4. Something that causes one to remember: keepsake, memento, reminder, souvenir, token, trophy. See remember/forget.

n

Definition: memory, recollection
Antonyms: forgotten

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IN BRIEF: The ability to recall past occurrences. Also: A recognition of meritorious service.

There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow. — Cicero (106-43 BC)

Common misspelling(s) of remembrance

• rememberance
• remembrence

Dansk (Danish)
n. - minde, erindring

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    Remembrance Day (11. november, mindedag for våbentilstand i 1. verdenskrig)
• Remembrance Sunday    Remembrance Sunday (søndag nærmest 11. nov., mindedag for verdenskrigene)

Nederlands (Dutch)
herinnering, nagedachtenis, herdenking, geheugen, (mv) groeten

Français (French)
n. - souvenir, mémoire

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    (GB) jour consacré à la mémoire des soldats tués au cours des deux guerres mondiales
• Remembrance Sunday    (GB) jour consacré à la mémoire des soldats tués au cours des deux guerres mondiales

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gedenken

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    Gedenktag für die Gefallenen der beiden Weltkriege
• Remembrance Sunday    Volkstrauertag

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάμνηση, ενθύμηση, μνήμη, ενθύμιο, (πληθ.) χαιρετίσματα

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    Επέτειος της λήξεως του Πρώτου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου
• Remembrance Sunday    (Βρετ.) η πλησιέστερη προς την 11η Νοεμβρίου Κυριακή, (κατά την οποία τιμώνται οι πεσόντες στους δύο παγκόσμιους πολέμους)

Italiano (Italian)
ossequi, ricordo, memoria

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    11 novembre
• Remembrance Sunday    domenica dell'armistizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lembrança (f), presente (m)

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    Dia do Armistício
• Remembrance Sunday    11 de novembro

Русский (Russian)
напоминание, сувенир

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    фень памяти погибших в мировых войнах
• Remembrance Sunday    Памятное Воскресенье в честь погибших в мировых войнах

Español (Spanish)
n. - recuerdos, saludos, recuerdo, memoria

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    día de conmemoración del armisticio de 1918
• Remembrance Sunday    domingo de noviembre en que se conmemora a los caídos en ambas guerras mundiales

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - minne, hågkomst, minnessak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回想, 纪念品, 记忆

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    休战纪念日, 荣军纪念日
• Remembrance Sunday    休战纪念日, 荣军纪念日

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回想, 紀念品, 記憶

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    休戰紀念日, 榮軍紀念日
• Remembrance Sunday    休戰紀念日, 榮軍紀念日

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기억, 기념, 전언

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 記憶, 思い出, 思い出すこと, 思い出となる物

idioms:

• Remembrance Day    戦没者追悼記念日
• Remembrance Sunday    英霊記念日曜日

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تذكر, إحياء ذكرى, تحيات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזכרת, זיכרון, ברבים: ד"ש, ברכות‬

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