Commemoration definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary

commemoration in American English · 1. the act of commemorating · 2. a service, celebration, etc., in memory of some person or event · 3. a memorial · 4. (in many ... 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EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency commemorationinAmericanEnglish (kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃən ) noun1.  theactofcommemorating 2.  acelebrationinmemoryofsomeoneorsomething Idioms:incommemorationof Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency commemorationinAmericanEnglish (kəˌmeməˈreiʃən) noun1. theactofcommemorating 2. aservice,celebration,etc.,inmemoryofsomepersonorevent 3. amemorial 4. (inmanyChristianchurches) aspecialserviceorprayerforcommemoratingthelesserfeastondaysonwhichtwofeastsofunequalrankarecelebrated Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformscommemorationaladjective Wordorigin[1350–1400;ME(‹MF)‹Lcommemorātiōn-(s.ofcommemorātiō),equiv.tocommemorāt(us)(seecommemorate)+-iōn--ion] Examplesof'commemoration'inasentence commemoration Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Manchester3pm:nationalserviceofcommemoration.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Thismayincludethecreationofaspecialtrophyorothercommemorationoftheevent.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_rivalryThecommemorationceremonywasattendedbyoverthreethousandpeople.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_EhrlichThecommemorationhasbeenmarkedintwoways.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_indoor_hockey_game Synonymsof'commemoration' ceremony,tribute,memorialservice,testimonial remembrance,honour,tribute observance MoreSynonymsofcommemoration Trendsof commemoration Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically commemoration commemorateananniversary commemorateanevent commemorateanoccasion commemoration commemorationceremony commemorative commemorativeceremony AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'C' Relatedtermsof commemoration commemorationceremony incommemorationof Source DefinitionofcommemorationfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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