Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "conmemorative" wani abu ne da aka tsara ko ƙirƙira don girmama ko tunawa da mutum, al'amari, ko abu. Yana iya nufin wani abu, kamar plaque ko abin tunawa, wanda ke zama a matsayin tunatarwa ko haraji, ko ga wani abu ko aiki da aka yi don tunawa da mutum ko abin da ya faru. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da shi don kwatanta bugu na musamman na wani abu, kamar tsabar kudi ko tambari, wanda aka samar don alamar wani muhimmin lamari ko lokaci. Gabaɗaya, ana amfani da kalmar “conmemorative” don nuna wani abu da aka yi don girmama da kuma tunawa da baya.