commemoration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/
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Etymology
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
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
commemoration ceremony
The service was held in commemoration of fallen soldiers.
A statue was built in commemoration of the event.
annual commemoration
in commemoration of
- (countable, uncountable) That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- (countable, uncountable) The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
- (UK, countable, uncountable) The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commemorations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noncommemoration · commemorational
Translations (30)
pt comemoração (act of commemorating) · ga cuimhneachán (act of commemorating) · it commemorazione (act of commemorating) · cmn 紀念 /纪念 (act of commemorating) · ckb یاد (act of commemorating) · pl upamiętnienie (act of commemorating) · it rievocazione (act of commemorating) · mi whakamaumaharatanga (act of commemorating) · gd cuimhneachadh (act of commemorating) · es conmemoración (act of commemorating) · ru поминове́ние (act of commemorating) · ja 記念 (act of commemorating) · nl herdenking (act of commemorating) · fr commémoration (act of commemorating) · it memoria (act of commemorating) · ru пра́зднование (act of commemorating) · gl conmemoración (act of commemorating) · zdj usherehi (act of commemorating) · fi muistaminen (act of commemorating) · gd cuimhneachan (act of commemorating) · la commemorātiō (act of commemorating) · tr anma (act of commemorating) · de Gedenkveranstaltung (act of commemorating) · it ricordo (act of commemorating) · fi muistotilaisuus (act of commemorating) · nl gedachtenis (act of commemorating) · bg напомняне (act of commemorating) · ca commemoració (act of commemorating) · de Gedenken (act of commemorating) · mi whakamaharatanga (act of commemorating)