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Noun memorial has 3 senses

memorial, commemoration, remembrance - a recognition of meritorious service
--₁ is a kind of recognition, credit
--₁ has particulars: epitaph
Derived form: verb memorialize₂
memorial - a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
--₂ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance

memorial, monument - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
--₃ is a kind of structure, construction
--₃ has particulars:

brass, memorial tablet, plaque; cenotaph; gravestone, headstone, tombstone; Lincoln Memorial; megalith, megalithic structure; national monument; pantheon; Pyramid, Great Pyramid; Statue of Liberty; triumphal arch; Washington Monument

Derived form: verb memorialize₂