Commemoration
[kəmemə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [kə'mɛmə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something.
Edited by Cathryn--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
(n.) Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Celebration, solemnization.
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Examples
- This was not considered a show of Vanity Fair, but a commemoration of patriotic sacrifice. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Bell called his boat the Comet, in commemoration of the remarkable eccentric luminary which was at that time frightening Europe from its propriety. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- They were the bonfires of other parishes and hamlets that were engaged in the same sort of commemoration. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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