commemoration

See also commémoration

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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

act of commemorating

• Bulgarian: напомняне (bg) (napomnjane) n
• Dutch: herdenking (nl), gedachtenis (nl) f
• French: commémoration (fr)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: یاد (ku) (yad)

• Portuguese: comemoração (pt) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachadh (gd) m, cuimhneachan (gd) m
• Spanish: conmemoración (es) f
• Turkish: anma (tr)