commemoration
noun
- something that is done to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event
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
- The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
“commemoration ceremony”
“in commemoration of”
- That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
- The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.