celebration

CEFRB1

/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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noun
A special event or activity held to show happiness about something.
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noun
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The act or process of showing appreciation, joy, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.

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In a Chinese New Year video message posted on her Facebook page yesterday, President Halimah Yacob said the fact that the celebrations here also commonly embrace those of other races is "true to the Singapore spirit".
2019 February 5, Adrian Lim, “Multiracial CNY celebrations true to Singapore spirit: President Halimah”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 F...
Waltz into a grand Austrian celebration this fall on the Danube River on an eight-day cruise marking the 300th birthday of Maria Theresa of Austria, whose one-time titles included Holy Roman Empress; Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slavonia; Archduchess of Austria; and Duchess of Parma.
2017 August 23, Rosemary McClure, “Party like its^([sic]) 1717 on a Danube River cruise celebrating Maria Theresa of Austria”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2017

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From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion.