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COMMEMORATION
memorial, commemoration, remembrance
(noun) a recognition of meritorious service
commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation
(noun) a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
commemoration (countable and uncountable, plural commemorations)
The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
(UK) The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead; the great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mem`o*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. commemoratio.]
1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event. This sacrament was designed to be a standing commemoration of the death and passion of our Lord. Abp. Tillotson. The commonwealth which . . . chooses the most flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a feast of eternal commemoration. Burke.
2. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial. Commemoration day, at the University of Oxford, Eng., an annual observance or ceremony in honor of the benefactors of the University, at which time honorary degrees are conferred.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
23 October 2024
CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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