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commemorative

[ kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]

/ kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

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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

com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly, adverbcom·mem·o·ra·tive·ness, nounnon·com·mem·o·ra·tive, adjectivenon·com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb

un·com·mem·o·ra·tive, adjectiveun·com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby commemorative

commeasurable, commeasure, commedia dell'arte, commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratory, commence, commencement, commend, commendable

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Example sentences from the Web for commemorative

Temples could also serve funerary and commemorative functions.
Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon|Nick Romeo|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Expect a boatload of commemorative coins, plates, T-shirts, and baby tchotchkes of all sorts to be sold.
The Royal Baby Is Already Making Britain Better|Daniel Gross|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It makes you wonder what the riflemen are going to do with their commemorative coins.
Last Night's Gruesome Execution|David R. Dow|June 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was on the 1995 Special Olympics commemorative silver dollar.
The Shy Kennedy|The Daily Beast|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST

She is the only living woman ever put on a dollar coin—a commemorative Special Olympics silver dollar.
Maria's Race Against Time|Lynn Sherr|May 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In both schools a commemorative tablet was put up, as well as one at the Royal Exchange and the Times printing-office.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury
In a bridge the arch is triumphal, both for practical and commemorative ends.
The Collector|Henry T. Tuckerman
Peru intends to issue one commemorative stamp on September 10, 1895.
Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895|Various
They were either prophetical or commemorative of some particular event.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II|Martin Luther
On the triangular pediment rose three tripods like torch-holders, that gave the house the appearance of a commemorative tomb.
Woman Triumphant|Vicente Blasco Ibaez

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