"memorial service" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: memorial services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} memorial service (plural memorial services)
  1. A ceremony to honor a deceased person; a funeral.
    Sense id: en-memorial_service-en-noun-N-E-fxMl
  2. An informal service honoring a deceased person, especially one that does not adhere to the traditional customs of a funeral. Categories (topical): Funeral Synonyms: funeral Related terms: celebration of life Translations (informal service): muistotilaisuus (Finnish), megemlékezés (Hungarian), minnesceremoni [common-gender] (Swedish), minneshögtid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-memorial_service-en-noun-1xYdUJpu Disambiguation of Funeral: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'informal service': 2 98

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