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remembrance definition

re·mem·brance (ri mem′brəns)

noun

  1. a remembering or being remembered
  2. the power to remember
  3. something remembered; memory
  4. the extent of time over which one can remember
  5. an object that serves to bring to mind or keep in mind some person, event, etc.; souvenir, gift, keepsake, memento, etc.
  6. commemoration in remembrance of the deceased
  7. greetings

Etymology: ME < OFr: see remember & -ance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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