3rd/4th Word of the Week: Commemoration

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COMMEMORATION

noun

noun: commemoration

1. remembrance, typically expressed in a ceremony.

   "solemn ceremonies of commemoration"

   • a ceremony or celebration in which a person or event is remembered.

     plural noun: commemorations

     "VJ-Day commemorations in August"

   
   
2. Latin root: memorare, to remind and memor, mindful of

Related words:  memory, commemorate, memorial