adj
Meaning 1
Serving to commemorate something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a commemorative plaque
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
commemorative
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noun
Meaning 2
An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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adjective
Meaning 4
intended as a commemoration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a commemorative plaque
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commemorating
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: object, physical object
History
Etymology
First attested in 1612; borrowed from New Latin commemorātīvus, from commemorō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ive, cognate with French commémoratif.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: conmemorativu — serving to commemorate
- Catalan: commemoratiu — serving to commemorate
- French: commémoratif — serving to commemorate
- Italian: commemorativo — serving to commemorate
- Polish: okolicznościowy — serving to commemorate
- Polish: pamiątkowy — serving to commemorate
- Spanish: conmemorativo — serving to commemorate
- Chinese Mandarin: 紀念 /纪念 (Jìniàn) — commemorative postage stamp
- Danish: særfrimærke — commemorative postage stamp
- French: commémoratif — commemorative postage stamp
- Korean: 기념 (ginyeom) — commemorative postage stamp
Real reading context