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commemorative

com·mem·o·ra·tive

commemorative

 
pronunciation:
k me m r tihv [or] k me m reI tihv
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: serving to honor or act as a memento of someone or something.
Word Combinations  About this feature
(adj.)commemorative + noun activity, artist, beer, bottle, brick, ceremony, certificate, chapel, cloth, coin, concert, dinner, dollar, edition, event, exhibition, figure, function, glass, grave, inscription, item, license, lighter, medal, medallion, menu, monument, painting, parade, pin, plaque, plate, poem, portrait, postage, poster, print, quarter, release, sculpture, series, service, session, souvenir, statuary, statue, stone, tablet, terra-cotta, textile, tradition, tribute, volume, works [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: noun
definition: a coin, stamp, medal, or the like designed specifically to commemorate one or more persons or events.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)commemorative inaugural, overseas
verb + (n.)commemorative cancel, depict
noun + (n.)commemorative Help commissioning, design, figurine, hunt, novelty, piece, porcelain, stamp
derivation: commemoratively (adv.)
Word Parts  About this feature
The word commemorative contains the following part:
memor, member, membr Latin root that means memory
synonyms:
mne, mnes, mnest