commemorative
[ kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]
/ kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /
adjective
serving to commemorate: a commemorative monument; a commemorative dinner.
(of a coin, medal, or postage stamp) issued to commemorate a historical event, to honor the memory of a personage, etc.
noun
anything that commemorates.
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Origin of commemorative
First recorded in 1605–15; commemorat(ion) + -ive
OTHER WORDS FROM commemorative
Words nearby commemorative
comme ci, comme ça, commedia dell'arte, comme il faut, commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratory, commence, commencement, commend, commendable
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