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Definition of Commemorations
1. commemoration [n] - See also: commemoration
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commemorations
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 ..."