Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commemoration

/kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: com-mem-o-ra-tion
IPA: /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"commemoration ceremony"
"in commemoration of"
"annual commemoration"
"A statue was built in commemoration of the event."
"The service was held in commemoration of fallen soldiers."

Etymology

First attested in 1384, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English commemoracioun, from Old French commemoration (French commémoration), from Latin commemorātiō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ion

Origin

Source language: Middle English
First known use: First attested in 1384

Word Breakdown

Root: commemoracioun, commemoration, commemorātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

commemorations (plural)

Derived Forms

commemorational noncommemoration

Synonyms

memorial remembrance memorialization memorialisation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce commemoration?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/.
What does commemoration mean?: The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
Where does commemoration come from?: It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in 1384.

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