Definition of Commemorations

1. Noun. (plural of commemoration) ¹

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Definition of Commemorations

1. commemoration [n] - See also: commemoration

Lexicographical Neighbors of Commemorations

comme il faut
commeasurable
commeasure
commeasured
commeasures
commeasuring
commedia dell'arte
commelina
commemorabilia
commemorable
commemorate
commemorated
commemorates
commemorating
commemoration
commemorations (current term)
commemorative
commemorative sign
commemoratively
commemoratives
commemorator
commemorators
commemoratory
commemorial
commence
commenced
commencement
commencement ceremony
commencement day
commencement exercise

Literary usage of Commemorations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"commemorations, which took place within the Abbey walls on several ... For some years the commemorations were repeated annually—at that in 1787 the receipts ..."

2. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"commemorations, and accept the honorary degree of Doctor in Civil Law. It was impossible for him to leave Scotland again that season; ..."

3. The Liturgical Year: An Explanation of the Origin, History & Significance of by Vernon Staley (1907)
"IN addition to the red-letter commemorations of our Lord to which reference has been made above, there are also four commemorations amongst the black- ..."

4. A Cycle of Cathay: Or, China, South and North. With Personal Reminiscences by William Alexander Parsons Martin (1896)
"... Buddhist — Cunning beggars — Invocation of devils — Imprecations and curses—Curious commemorations — Women at a temple — Avatar of rain-god-—Chasing the ..."

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