In memoriam
/ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/ adv, noun
adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An announcement or composition etc. in memory of a deceased person.
Adverb
- 1 In memory (of); as a memorial. not-comparable
"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.]”."
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More examples"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.]”."
Etymology
From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).