Commemoration

/kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "commemoration" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Strong matches (33)

dressing shipfanfarefanfaronadefavorfeastfestivalfestivityflourish of trumpetsgolden wedding anniversaryholidayholy daysimmovable feastjubileekeepsakeleap yearmarking the occasionmementomemento morimemorabiliamemorial
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Noun(10 words)
feastshomageshonor the memoryhonoringmark the momentmementomemorialmemorial culturememorialisationmemorializing

Related words (55)

Noun(10 words)
memory workobservanceobserve the rulespublic memoryrelicrememberingriteservicetokenvigil
Adjective(1 words)
traditional holidays

Related word relations

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artifactceremonialceremonial occasionceremonycreditcultural practiceeventmemory cultureobjectobservancerecognitionritual

More specific

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anniversary celebrationcommemorative plaquededication ceremonyhistorical memorymemorial coinmemorial servicememory politicsmonumentmonument unveilingpublic historystatue

Collocations

6 entries
annual commemorationcommemoration ceremonycommemoration servicecommemorative coincommemorative plaquenational commemoration

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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There are many superstitions connected with the coming of Christmas itself. The bees are said to sing, the cattle to kneel, in honor of the manger, and the sheep to go in procession in commemoration of the visit of the angel to the shepherds.

Source: tatoeba (5681816)

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, Nov. 11, 2018.

Source: tatoeba (7453352)

West Point cadets pose before a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, Nov. 11, 2018.

Source: tatoeba (7453357)

“Some countries have rolled back laws that protect women from violence; others are reducing civic space; still others are pursuing economic and immigration policies that indirectly discriminate against women,” Antonio Guterres warned at a commemoration ahead of International Women’s Day.

Source: tatoeba (8603410)

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