celebration

[ sel-uh-brey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən /
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noun

an act of celebrating.
the festivities engaged in to celebrate something.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of celebration

1520–30; < Latin celebrātiōn- (stem of celebrātiō) big assembly. See celebrate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM celebration

in·ter·cel·e·bra·tion, nounnon·cel·e·bra·tion, nounpre·cel·e·bra·tion, nounre·cel·e·bra·tion, noun

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Words related to celebration

festivity, ceremony, observance, festival, triumph, anniversary, birthday, gala, performance, party, spree, bash, jubilee, gaiety, hullabaloo, revelry, remembrance, recognition, saturnalia, blowout

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