Ceremony - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈserəməʊnɪ|  American pronunciation of the word ceremony
Brit.  |ˈserɪmənɪ|  British pronunciation of the word ceremony

noun

- a formal event performed on a special occasion (syn: ceremonial, observance)
a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
he disposed of it without ceremony
- the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
an inaugural ceremony

Extra examples

There will be a ceremony honoring the town's veterans next week.

With great ceremony, the children presented each of the visitors with a gift.

He told them abruptly and without ceremony that they would have to leave.

The queen was crowned with due ceremony.

I tried to keep the children quiet during the ceremony.

The fire alarm went off during the ceremony.

He was presented with a medal at the ceremony.

We threw our hats in the air at the end of the ceremony.

Dinner was served immediately after the ceremony.

They got married in a civil ceremony at city hall.

...part of the ritual of the awards ceremony is the nominee's lip praise for the performances of his or her competitors...

The college invited her to speak at the graduation ceremony.

She was asked to give a formal address at the ceremony.

The speaker suddenly disappeared just before the beginning of the ceremony.

Does the ceremony have any religious significance?

Word forms

noun
singular: ceremony
plural: ceremonies
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