commemoratory
Americanadjective
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Origin of commemoratory
First recorded in 1685–95; commemorate + -ory 1
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Egypt had furnished an obelisk for the centre, Delphi had given its commemoratory bronze of the victory of Platæa.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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