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cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·ous, adjective
an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·cer·e·mo·ni·ous, adjective
non·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
non·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
su·per·cer·e·mo·ni·ous, adjective
su·per·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. ceremonial; conventional, punctilious.
1. ceremonial; conventional, punctilious.
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Ceremonious
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ceremonious
1555, from Fr. cérémonieux, from L. cærimoniosus, from cærimonia (see ceremony). Meaning "full of show and ceremony" is from 1611. Ceremoniously is recorded from 1596.
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