commemorative

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
  2. adjective intended as a commemoration

Etymology

First attested in 1612; borrowed from New Latin commemorātīvus, from commemorō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ive, cognate with French commémoratif.

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