celebration
[ sel-uh-brey-shuhn ]
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noun
the act of celebrating: We want to do something special in celebration of Amy’s great new job.
a party or other festive event for celebrating something: Don’t you think the birthday celebrations for preschoolers in this neighborhood are a bit over the top?
Origin of celebration
1Other words from celebration
- in·ter·cel·e·bra·tion, noun
- non·cel·e·bra·tion, noun
- pre·cel·e·bra·tion, noun
- re·cel·e·bra·tion, noun
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How to use celebration in a sentence
This took the character of a pre-celebration of my eightieth birthday, and was highly honorific.
Julia Ward Howe | Laura E. Richards
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