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Vinony

commemoration

noun

  1. something that is done to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: First attested in 1384, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English commemoracioun, from Old French commemoration (French commémoration), from Latin commemorātiō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ion

  1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

    “commemoration ceremony”

    “in commemoration of”

  2. That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
  3. The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
  4. The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.