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pre-celebration

cel·e·bra·tion
P p

Transcription

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

Definitions of pre-celebration word

  • noun pre-celebration an act of celebrating. 2
  • noun pre-celebration the festivities engaged in to celebrate something. 1

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Origin of pre-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 Pre-celebration

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pre-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".

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