commemoration

(kə-mĕm'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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noun

1. The act of observing a day or an event with ceremonies: celebration, observance. See remember/forget.
2. Something, as a structure or custom, serving to honor or keep alive a memory: memorial, monument, remembrance. See remember/forget.

n

Definition: honoring, observance
Antonyms: dishonor, forgetting, neglect, negligence, nonobservance

For a list of words related to commemoration, see:

• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - commemoration: celebration in memory of someone or something

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mindedag, årsfest, ihukommelse

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    ihukommelse af de døde
• in commemoration of    til minde om

Nederlands (Dutch)
herdenking(sdienst)

Français (French)
n. - commémoration

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    commémoration des disparus
• in commemoration of    en commémoration de, en souvenir de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gedenken

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    Totenehrung
• in commemoration of    zum Gedenken an

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναμνηστική τελετή/εορτή, (εκκλ.) μνημόσυνο

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    μνημόσυνο νεκρών
• in commemoration of    σε ανάμνηση, στη μνήμη

Italiano (Italian)
commemorazione

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    commemorazione dei morti
• in commemoration of    in ricordo di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comemoração (f)

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    beber aos mortos
• in commemoration of    em comemoração de

Русский (Russian)
ознаменование, празднование

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    поминовение усопших, панихида
• in commemoration of    в память о

Español (Spanish)
n. - conmemoración

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    conmemoración de los muertos
• in commemoration of    conmemorativo, en conmemoración de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åminnelse, minnesfest

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纪念, 庆典, 纪念节

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    纪念去世的人
• in commemoration of    纪念

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 紀念, 慶典, 紀念節

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    紀念去世的人
• in commemoration of    紀念

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기념 , 축전, 기념물

idioms:

• in commemoration of    ~을 기념하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 祝賀, 記念祭

idioms:

• commemoration of the dead    故人の記念
• in commemoration of    記念して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاحتفال بذكرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הנצחה, אזכרה‬

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