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commemoratory
[ kuh-mem-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ kəˈmɛm ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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Origin of commemoratory
First recorded in 1685–95; commemorate + -ory1
OTHER WORDS FROM commemoratory
non·com·mem·o·ra·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby commemoratory
commedia dell'arte, comme il faut, commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratory, commence, commenced, commencement, commencing, commend
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