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commemoration

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[kuh-mem-uh-rey-shuhn] / kəˌmɛm əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of commemorating.

  2. a service, celebration, etc., in memory of some person or event.

  3. a memorial.

  4. (in many Christian churches) a special service or prayer for commemorating the lesser feast on days on which two feasts of unequal rank are celebrated.

Other Word Forms

  • commemorational adjective
  • noncommemoration noun
  • noncommemorational adjective

Etymology

Origin of commemoration

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin commemorātiōn- (stem of commemorātiō ), equivalent to commemorāt ( us ) ( commemorate ) + -iōn- -ion

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