in memoriam

/ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/

UK: /ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/

ꞮN MƏMƆɹ · i · əm (3 syllables)

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Definition

In memory (of); as a memorial.

Etymology

From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

Example Sentences

  • "An Enchanted Castle, and Other Poems, 1893, p. 72, prefaces the poem with this line, which suggests that the poem was written “in memoriam”: “[C. L. P., OB. JULY 18, 1884.]”."
  • "The book can be divided into three main parts: chapters 1, 14 were written in memoriam; in the second part (chapters 2–7) Miller carries out a philosophical investigation of critical rationalism; the third part (chapters 8–13) […]"
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