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noun
The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
a recognition of meritorious service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: memorial, remembrance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recognition, credit
Narrower terms: epitaph, festschrift
noun
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: memorialization, memorialisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
History
First attested in 1384, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English commemoracioun, from Old French commemoration (French commémoration), from Latin commemorātiō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ion
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
