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cel⋅e⋅bra⋅tion

[sel-uh-brey-shuhn]
–noun
1. an act of celebrating.
2. the festivities engaged in to celebrate something.

Origin:
1520–30; < L celebrātiōn- (s. of celebrātiō) big assembly. See celebrate, -ion
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cel·e·brate   (sěl'ə-brāt')   
v.   cel·e·brat·ed, cel·e·brat·ing, cel·e·brates

v.   tr.
  1. To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing. See Synonyms at observe.

  2. To perform (a religious ceremony): celebrate Mass.

  3. To extol or praise: a sonnet that celebrates love.

  4. To make widely known; display: "a determination on the author's part to celebrate . . . the offenses of another" (William H. Pritchard).

v.   intr.
  1. To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.

  2. To perform a religious ceremony.

  3. To engage in festivities: went out and celebrated after the victory.


[Middle English celebraten, from Latin celebrāre, celebrāt-, to frequent, celebrate, from celeber, celebr-, frequented, famous.]
cel'e·bra'tion n., cel'e·bra'tor n., cel'e·bra·to'ry (sěl'ə-brə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, sə-lěb'rə-) adj.
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