remembrance
noun
re·mem·brance
ri-ˈmem-brən(t)s 
also -bə-rən(t)s
1
: the state of bearing in mind
3
: an act of recalling to mind
4
: a memory of a person, thing, or event
5
a
: something that serves to keep in or bring to mind : reminder
b
c
: a greeting or gift recalling or expressing friendship or affection
Examples of remembrance in a Sentence
a happy couple with many fond remembrances of when they were dating in college
she gave her boyfriend on the eve of his military service one of her lockets as a remembrance of their abiding affection
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One other central, if not overriding, purpose of Holocaust remembrance, however, must be to think of the millions who were annihilated not as impersonal statistics but as individuals with names, faces, identities, dreams, and emotions.
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Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
But Hunter and a handful of volunteers work to keep it accessible to visitors for small gestures like these: moments of humor, connection and remembrance.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Piotr Cywinski, a Polish historian and director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum since 2006, said his state-run institution wanted to preserve its core mission of remembrance but saw value in supporting a project focused on the present and future, as well as the past.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Day on-court warm-up T-shirts, remembrance videos featuring Magic players to recognize the many accomplishments of Dr. King and more.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
But Hunter and a handful of volunteers work to keep it accessible to visitors for small gestures like these: moments of humor, connection and remembrance.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Piotr Cywinski, a Polish historian and director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum since 2006, said his state-run institution wanted to preserve its core mission of remembrance but saw value in supporting a project focused on the present and future, as well as the past.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Day on-court warm-up T-shirts, remembrance videos featuring Magic players to recognize the many accomplishments of Dr. King and more.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Remembrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remembrance. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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remembrance
noun
re·mem·brance
ri-ˈmem-brən(t)s
1
: the act of remembering
2
: something remembered
3
a
: something (as a souvenir) that serves to keep in or bring to mind : reminder
b
: something (as a greeting or gift) recalling or expressing friendship
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