remembrance vs salute

remembrance

verb
  • To remember; to recall to mind. 

noun
  • The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection. 

  • Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory. 

  • That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered. 

  • The power of remembering; the reach of personal knowledge; the period over which one's memory extends. 

  • The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection. 

salute

verb
  • to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance. 

  • To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise. 

  • To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something). 

  • To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. 

  • To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. 

noun
  • A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect. 

  • An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, now especially a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions. 

  • A kiss, offered in salutation. 

  • A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang. 

How often have the words remembrance and salute occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )