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Noun: commemoration  ku,me-mu'rey-shun
  1. A ceremony to honour the memory of someone or something
    "The city held a commemoration for the victims of the disaster";
    - memorialization, memorialisation [Brit]
     
  2. A recognition of meritorious service
    "The annual commemoration honoured the city's founders";
    - memorial, remembrance

Derived forms: commemorations

Type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, credit, observance, recognition

Encyclopedia: Commemoration