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in memoriam

preposition
🔊/ˌɪn məˈmɔːriəm/
🔊/ˌɪn məˈmɔːriəm/
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  1. used to mean ‘in memory of’, for example on the stone over a grave（用于墓碑等）为纪念 (= where a dead person is buried)
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In Memoriam

🔊/ˌɪn məˈmɔːriəm/
🔊/ˌɪn məˈmɔːriəm/
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  1. the most famous poem by Lord Tennyson, published in 1850. It was written in memory of Tennyson's friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died at the age of 22. The poem expresses Tennyson's sadness and his fears about life and death.