commemorate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare to remind of (see memory).

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to commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony.
   • On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
   • The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.

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[edit] Derived terms

• commemorative

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

commemorate

1. Second-person plural present tense of commemorare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of commemorare.
3. Feminine plural of commemorato.