Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in memoriam

/ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: in- memo-ri-am
IPA: /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In memory (of); as a memorial.

noun

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

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) […]"

Etymology

From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/
British English: /ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

in memoriams (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce in memoriam?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/.
What does in memoriam mean?: In memory (of); as a memorial.
Where does in memoriam come from?: From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

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