Phrase guide

in memoriam

adv · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In memory (of); as a memorial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ի հիշատակ (i hišatak) — in memory of
  • Catalan: en memòria de — in memory of
  • Catalan: en record de — in memory of
  • Czech: na památku — in memory of
  • Dutch: ter gedachtenis — in memory of
  • Dutch: in memoriam — in memory of
  • Finnish: muistolle — in memory of
  • Finnish: muistoa kunnioittaen — in memory of
  • French: en souvenir de — in memory of
  • French: in memoriam — in memory of
  • German: im Andenken — in memory of
  • German: im Gedenken — in memory of
  • German: in memoriam or in Memoriam — in memory of
  • Greek: εις μνήμην (eis mnímin) — in memory of
  • Latin: in memoriam — in memory of
  • Old English: on ġemynd — in memory of
  • Polish: ku pamięci — in memory of
  • Polish: in memoriam — in memory of
  • Portuguese: em memória — in memory of
  • Portuguese: in memoriam — in memory of
  • Russian: в па́мять (v pámjatʹ) — in memory of
  • Spanish: en memoria de — in memory of
  • Spanish: en recuerdo de — in memory of
  • Swedish: in memoriam — in memory of
  • Swedish: till minne av — in memory of
  • Telugu: జ్ఞాపకార్థం (jñāpakārthaṁ) — in memory of