Commemoration - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word commemoration
Brit.  |kəmeməˈreɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word commemoration

noun

- a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
- a recognition of meritorious service (syn: memorial, remembrance)

Extra examples

Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration.

Commemoration was very late in 1832.

...the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration...

Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation

Word forms

noun
singular: commemoration
plural: commemorations
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