commemoration

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
  2. noun a recognition of meritorious service

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

memorialization, memorialisation

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