remembrance
Translation
remembrance, memory, commemoration
Examples
We held a service in remembrance of the soldiers.
We held a service in remembrance of the soldiers.
He kept the photo in remembrance of his mother.
He kept the photo in remembrance of his mother.
Grammar Patterns
in remembrance of ((sb./sth.)) as a way of remembering (sb./sth.) We held a service in remembrance of the soldiers.
Similar Words
Synonyms: commemoration, recollection, memory
Etymology
From the verb 'remember' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ance', meaning 'the state of remembering'.
Memory Tips
The suffix '-ance' often denotes a state or action, so this is the act or state of remembering.