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commemoration

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·mem·o·ra·tion /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]  CELEBRATEREMEMBERsomething that makes you remember and respect someone important or an important event in the past 纪念;纪念活动 SYN remembrancein commemoration of somebody/something a service in commemoration of those who died in the war 纪念战争死难者的仪式
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commemorationIt is a commemoration and ensures that people remember the event because it was out of the ordinary, and special.A 50th anniversary commemoration is planned for November.It is part and parcel of an annual commemoration of the dead bound by traditions ancient and arcane.Clare Mallender's commemoration was, however, a different story.A strange, sad commemoration of the murders that ruined paradise.The commemoration of the dead in the First World War was seen as a triumphalist commemoration of those who died for Britain.
com·mem·o·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
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commemoration
commemoration /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
something that makes you remember and respect someone important or an important event in the past
   SYN  remembrance
    in commemoration of somebody/something
    a service in commemoration of those who died in the war


com·mem·or·ationBrE /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] an action, or a ceremony, etc. that makes people remember and show respect for an important person or event in the past 纪念;纪念仪式a commemoration service纪念仪式a statue in commemoration of a national hero纪念民族英雄的雕像