[kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] 
| 1. | serving to commemorate: a commemorative monument; a commemorative dinner. |
| 2. | (of a coin, medal, or postage stamp) issued to commemorate a historical event, to honor the memory of a personage, etc. |
| 3. | anything that commemorates. |
| com·mem·o·ra·tive (kə-měm'ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā'-) adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem'o·ra·tive·ly adv. |
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