memorial service
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmemorialandservice
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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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service
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.vɪs/us/ˈsɝː.vɪs/
a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that ...
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(Definition ofmemorialandservicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Although the bereaved wished to hold theirmemorialservicein private, the authorities had different plans.
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Bands created a lively atmosphere while public speeches generated excitement: these were 'civilized' mass meetings for boycott aims under the guise ofmemorialservice.
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His body was embalmed and amemorialservicewas held on board on the 13th.
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An after-deathmemorialservicejust never seems right to me.
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Sometimes, such as at thismemorialservice, that can be difficult.
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Amemorialserviceis a boycott vehicle.
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When the boycott began to lose momentum, caused by proclamation of the imperial edict and the aftershock of the arrest of the three boycotters,memorialservicerevitalized the boycott.
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I live near to that church; my father'smemorialservicetook place there.
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I do not wish to go to amemorialservicefor someone who has died in my constituency ever again.
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He is attending thememorialserviceto pay tribute to all those who lost their lives.
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I had the privilege to attend thememorialservice.
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It could take one of various forms—amemorialservice, some sort of homecoming parade or whatever.
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That is something very often used as a text for amemorialservice!
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I have been to one funeral service and onememorialservice.
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I attended amemorialserviceto him yesterday in my own constituency.
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Exceptionally, if not uniquely, thismemorialservicefor an outstanding parliamentarian will be held at 2.
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But, however long thatmemorialservicemay be deferred, today is essentially a graveside occasion.
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Amemorialserviceis always a sad occasion.
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Would they be allowed to pay for amemorialservicein return for all those contributions?
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