memorial

1. A recognition of meritorious service (synset 106701267)
   is a type of: credit, recognition - approval
   subtypes:

   • epitaph - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
   • festschrift - a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
   same as: commemoration, remembrance
2. A written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority (synset 106525615)
   is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
3. A structure erected to commemorate persons or events (synset 103749393)
   is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
   subtypes:

   • brass, memorial tablet, plaque - a memorial made of brass
   • cenotaph, empty tomb - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
   • gravestone, headstone, tombstone - a stone that is used to mark a grave
   • megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
   • national monument - memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
   • pantheon - a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
   • seven wonders of the ancient world, seven wonders of the world - impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
   • triumphal arch - a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory
   specific instances:

   • lincoln memorial - memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln
   • great pyramid, pyramid, pyramids of egypt - a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
   • statue of liberty - a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
   • washington monument - a stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall
   same as: monument

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