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com⋅mem⋅o⋅ra⋅tion

  [kuh-mem-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of commemorating.
2. a service, celebration, etc., in memory of some person or event.
3. a memorial.
4. (in many Christian churches) a special service or prayer for commemorating the lesser feast on days on which two feasts of unequal rank are celebrated.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L commemorātiōn- (s. of commemorātiō), equiv. to commemorāt(us) (see commemorate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
com⋅mem⋅o⋅ra⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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com·mem·o·ra·tion   (kə-měm'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of honoring the memory of or serving as a memorial to someone or something.

  2. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another.

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Word Origin & History

commemoration 
c.1384, from O.Fr. commemoration, from L. commemorationem, from commemorare "to call to mind," from com- intens. prefix + memorare "to remind," from memor "mindful of." Commemorate first attested 1599.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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