commemoration

CEFRC1

/kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An event or act that honors and remembers something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.

Examples

  • April 20 is not a day of festivity, it's a day of commemoration.

  • commemoration ceremony

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.

  2. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

  3. The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.

More examples

In context

  • annual commemoration

  • in commemoration of

  • A statue was built in commemoration of the event.

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Origin

noun

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