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in memoriam

adverb

  1. latin phrase referring to actions taken in memory of a deceased individual or individuals
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/ / /ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/

adv

Etymology: From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

  1. In memory (of); as a memorial.

    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) […]

noun

Etymology: From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

  1. An announcement or composition etc. in memory of a deceased person.