public memorial

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandmemorial

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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memorial
noun[C]
uk
/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us
/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person ...
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(Definition ofpublicandmemorialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That spirit and resolution demand apublicmemorial, and it is incredible that such a memorial is not already a long-standing reality.
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After the sudden deaths of important public officials,publicmemorialservices have been held by communities, including those without any specific connection to the deceased.
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His estate's executor was in talks with film studio executives about apublicmemorialservice.
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Closing ceremonies were canceled in favor of apublicmemorialservice.
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In accordance with his wishes he was cremated, his ashes scattered, and nopublicmemorialservices were held.
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Coterminous with this increase in public access to history was a debate concerning the politics of public memorials.
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Clark's family did not immediately decide on whether there would be apublicmemorialservice, but stated there will be no funeral.
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Three of the camp's outposts also serve as public memorials.
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Historically, roadside memorials were personal memorials, but there is a modern trend toward public memorials of increasingly large size.
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Official attempts to enforce the five nos included removing public memorials and tearing down posters commemorating his achievements.
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