remembrance
noun/rɪˈmɛmbrəns/
Frequency rank: #6,770 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The action of remembering or a memory of someone or something.
Example sentence
She lit a candle in remembrance of her grandfather who had passed away.
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