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commemoration

com·mem·o·ra·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-mem-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /kəˌmɛm əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • /kəˌmem.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mem-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /kəˌmɛm əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of commemoration word

  • noun commemoration the act or an instance of commemorating 3
  • noun commemoration a ceremony or service in memory of a person or event 3
  • noun commemoration the act of commemorating 3
  • noun commemoration a celebration in memory of someone or something 3
  • noun commemoration the act of commemorating. 1
  • noun commemoration a service, celebration, etc., in memory of some person or event. 1

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Origin of commemoration

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin commemorātiōn- (stem of commemorātiō), equivalent to commemorāt(us) (see commemorate) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Commemoration

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

commemoration popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

commemoration usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for commemoration

noun commemoration

  • ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
  • remembrance — a retained mental impression; memory.
  • tribute — a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
  • 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.
  • recognition — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.

Antonyms for commemoration

noun commemoration

  • negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
  • forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

Top questions with commemoration

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