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Webster 1913 Edition

Commemoration

Com-memˊo-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
commemoratio
.]
1.
The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
This sacrament was designed to be a standing
commemoration
of the death and passion of our Lord.
Abp. Tillotson.
The commonwealth which . . . chooses the most flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a feast of eternal
commemoration
.
Burke.
2.
Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
Commemoration day
,
at the University of Oxford, Eng., an annual observance or ceremony in honor of the benefactors of the University, at which time honorary degrees are conferred.

Webster 1828 Edition

Commemoration

COMMEMORATION

,
Noun.
The act of calling to remembrance, by some solemnity; the act of honoring the memory of some person or event, by solemn celebration. The feast of shells at Plymouth in Massachusetts is an annual commemoration of the first landing of our ancestors in 1620.

Definition 2024

commemoration

commemoration

See also: commémoration

English

Noun

commemoration ‎(plural commemorations)

  1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
  2. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.

Translations

Etymology

commemorate +‎ -ion, from Old French commemoration (French: commémoration), from Latin commemorationem, verb commemorare.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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