commemoratory

[ kuh-mem-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ kəˈmɛm ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

commemorative(def 1).

RELATED WORDS

celebratory, remembering, memorial, monumental, celebrative, dedicatory, observing

Nearby words

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

Origin of commemoratory

First recorded in 1685–95; commemorate + -ory¹

Related forms

non·com·mem·o·ra·to·ry, adjective

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