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- pronunciation:
- k
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
commemorates, commemorating, commemorated |
| definition 1: |
to serve as a reminder of or memorial to.
This museum commemorates the victims of the Holocaust.- synonyms:
- celebrate, memorialize
- similar words:
- honor, observe
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| definition 2: |
to honor the memory of with some special token or ceremony.
The U.S. Postal Service will issue a postage stamp that commemorates Mother Teresa's birthday.- synonyms:
- celebrate, memorialize
- similar words:
- honor, observe
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| related words: |
celebrate |
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| derivation: |
commemorator (n.) |
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