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celebration

cel·e·bra·tion
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sel-uh-brey-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sel-uh-brey-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of celebration word

  • countable noun celebration A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary. 3
  • singular noun celebration The celebration of something is praise and appreciation which is given to it. 3
  • noun celebration the act or an instance of celebrating 3
  • noun celebration that which is done to celebrate 3
  • noun celebration an act of celebrating. 1
  • noun celebration the festivities engaged in to celebrate something. 1
See all 13 definitions of celebration

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Origin of celebration

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin celebrātiōn- (stem of celebrātiō) big assembly. See celebrate, -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Celebration

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Celebration

celebration popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

celebration usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for celebration

noun celebration

  • festivity — a festive celebration or occasion.
  • ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
  • observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
  • festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
  • triumph — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
All 47 Synonyms of celebration

Antonyms for celebration

noun celebration

  • sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
  • failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
All 2 Antonyms of celebration

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Related words

  • birthnight

    the night on which a person was born

  • celebrant

    A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.

  • feast

    any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.

  • fiesta

    any festival or festive celebration.

  • illuminate

    to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).

  • olympiad

    a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b.c.
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