remembrance

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re·mem·brance / riˈmembrəns/ • n. the action of remembering something: a flash of understanding or remembrance passed between them. ∎  the action of remembering the dead, esp. in a ceremony: I decided to sell poppies in remembrance of those who died. ∎  a memory or recollection: the remembrance of her visit came back with startling clarity. ∎  a thing kept or given as a reminder or in commemoration of someone.

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