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- pronunciation:
- se
r
mo
ni
- phrases:
- stand on ceremony
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
ceremonies |
| definition 1: |
a set of formalities, customs, or rites performed in order to give honor or validation, or this set of acts taken as an event.
A judge will perform the wedding ceremony.Only a few family members attended her graduation ceremony.A Japanese tea ceremony may appear simple but is actually very complex.
- synonyms:
- ceremonial, observance, ritual
- similar words:
- celebration, custom, formalities, liturgy, mass, rite, sacrament, service
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| definition 2: |
a social custom or polite ritual.
Bowing is part of the traditional ceremony of greeting people in Japan.- synonyms:
- observance, rite, ritual
- similar words:
- celebration, ceremonial, commemoration, exercise, function, occasion, rite of passage
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| definition 3: |
extreme formality or politeness in the manner of carrying out some action, sometimes adopted artificially and containing little meaning.
He opened the door for us with such great ceremony that we nearly giggled.- similar words:
- courtesy, formality
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| definition 4: |
thorough adherence to formality or custom.
The hero was decorated and praised with due ceremony.- synonyms:
- formality
- similar words:
- decorum, protocol, ritual, solemnity
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| related words: |
benediction, event, feast, festival, observance, office, pageant, pomp, worship |
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| phrase: |
stand on ceremony |
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