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Commemoration

//kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event. countable, uncountable

    "commemoration ceremony"

  2. 2
    a recognition of meritorious service wordnet
  3. 3
    That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something wordnet
  5. 5
    The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday. UK, countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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