Meaning of Commemoration | Babel Free
kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃənDefinitions
- The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
- That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
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The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday. UK, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Català
commemoració
Ελληνικά
μνημόσυνο
Español
conmemoración
Français
commémoration
Gaeilge
cuimhneachán
Latina
commemoratio
Português
comemoração
Examples
“commemoration ceremony”
“in commemoration of”
“annual commemoration”
“A statue was built in commemoration of the event.”
“The service was held in commemoration of fallen soldiers.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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