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Adjective: commemorative  ku'me-mu-ru-tiv or ku'mem-ru-tiv or ku'me-mu,rey-tiv [N. Amer], ku'me-mu-ru-tiv or ku'mem-ru-tiv [Brit]
  1. Intended as a commemoration
    "a commemorative plaque";
    - commemorating, memorial
Noun: commemorative  ku'me-mu-ru-tiv or ku'mem-ru-tiv or ku'me-mu,rey-tiv [N. Amer], ku'me-mu-ru-tiv or ku'mem-ru-tiv [Brit]
  1. An object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honour a person
    "The mint issued a commemorative coin for the centennial celebration"

Derived forms: commemoratives

Type of: article, object, physical object

Encyclopedia: Commemorative