commemorative

CEFRC1

/kəˈmɛmrətɪv/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Made to honor and remember a person or event.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.

Examples

  • I bought a commemorative medal on my trip.

  • The commemorative ceremony ended with the closing address.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.

  2. Serving to commemorate something.

More examples

In context

  • a commemorative plaque

  • The centenary of Britain's most famous train has called for a commemorative and descriptive work and in this 40-page illustrated booklet the author has tried—with some success, to pour a quart into a pint pot.

  • The plaza in front of San Francisco's City Hall was the scene Nov. 27 of two separate ceremonies commemorative of the assassinations one year ago of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.

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Origin

adjective

First attested in 1612; borrowed from New Latin commemorātīvus, from commemorō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ive, cognate with French commémoratif.