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2 dictionary results for: Commemorated
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com·mem·o·rate       [kuh-mem-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing.
1.to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
2.to honor the memory of by some observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
3.to make honorable mention of.
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L commemorātus (ptp. of commemorāre) to recall, put on record, equiv. to com- com- + memor mindful + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
com·mem·o·ra·ble, adjective
com·mem·o·ra·tor, noun
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com·mem·o·rate       (kə-měm'ə-rāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates
  1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
  2. To serve as a memorial to.


[Latin commemorāre, commemorāt-, to remind : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + memorāre, to remind (from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots).]

com·mem'o·ra'tor n.
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