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Word: Commemoration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin commemoratio(n-), from the verb commemorare ‘bring to remembrance’ (see commemorate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or fact of commemorating a dead person or past event
Short Definition:action or fact of commemorating dead person or past event
Examples:- local martyrs received public commemoration
- the window was ordered by the duchess in commemoration of her son
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