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celebratory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛləbɹəˌtɔːɹi/ (US)
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• /ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeɪtəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English celebrate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English celebratory From celebrate + -ory.

Meanings

1. Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.
   • But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory, they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time. 2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
   • Hiro ducks out of Tranny's celebratory dinner rather early, drags Reason off the zodiac and onto the front porch of the houseboat, opens it up and jacks his personal computer into its bios. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 364:

Forms

Deriveds

celebratoriness · noncelebratory · celebratorily

Translations (7)

de festlich (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration) · ro celebrant (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration) · de Feier- (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration) · he חגיגי (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration) · de feierlich (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration) · it celebrativo (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration) · it di festeggiamento (Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration)