celebration

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
  2. noun any joyous diversion
  3. noun the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion.

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Synonyms

jubilation

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