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单词 commemorative
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Definition of commemorative in English:

commemorative

adjective kəˈmɛm(ə)rətɪv
  • Acting as a memorial of an event or person.

    a commemorative plaque
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their respective clubs will each receive commemorative team photographs.
    • Sixty years on, the people of Cricklade remembered VE day with a series of commemorative events this weekend.
    • The 1500 students were joined by war veterans and special commemorative plaque was unveiled.
    • There, Orkney's Lord Lieutenant unveiled a commemorative plaque in the main terminal building.
    • All the children will also receive commemorative medals courtesy of the governors, who are also producing keyrings.
    • The Princess herself praised the facilities on offer at the new hospital in a brief speech before the unveiling of the commemorative plaque.
    • The trust gets together every year to organise commemorative ceremonies and to give away an award in the name of the actor.
    • She expects the completed memorial to have a commemorative plaque engraved with the names of the deceased.
    • Four commemorative stamps were issued at the ceremony to raise funds for relief and rehabilitation effort.
    • A fund-raising appeal has been launched to create commemorative gardens in Moreton, Bourton and Stow.
    • All the parish's children will be given a commemorative mug that day.
    • Instead, large commemorative war memorials tried to address the enormity of the loss.
    • His idea is that people should stop buying commemorative seats for viewpoints and instead leave a legacy to have trees cut down.
    • Each attendant will be given a personal certificate and commemorative badge to celebrate the good work of school crossing patrol staff.
    • A commemorative plaque will be presented to the school to mark this achievement.
    • They include two pieces of commemorative fine china - a beaker and trinket box, both with gold embellishment.
    • Personally, I would single out two groups of brave men for commemorative plaques.
    • In Washington DC, for example, there were hundreds of commemorative events across the city.
    • She toured the factory and unveiled a commemorative plaque.
    • The unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the cenotaph by St George's Hall
    Synonyms
    memorial, remembrance, celebratory, celebrative
    in remembrance of …, in memory of …, in honour of …
noun kəˈmɛm(ə)rətɪv
  • An object such as a stamp or coin made to mark an event or honour a person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would seem most folks purchased commemoratives as an investment, and eventually traded them in when their hopes for a great rise in value did not occur.
    • All commemoratives, except Christmas stamps, issued between 1898 and 1998 are included in the study.
    • While it does not have an official club, its commemoratives are eagerly sought by collectors.
    • No alternatives, no tactical judgments; just waiting and talking about the exciting new world of commemoratives.
    • Also hugely collectable are commemoratives from the Silver Jubilee.
    • He worries whether to keep the Lindbergh commemorative in his beloved stamp collection.
    • The character of the uncarved standing stone argues against it being ninth century or, indeed, commemorative.
    • Smith & Wesson donated four pistols as prizes to the top four winners along with match commemoratives to all the competitors.
    • They have been made ever since, although the few that have been made since 1880 have mostly been commemorative.
    • Children attending the game receive commemoratives.
    • There are two types of postage stamps: definitives and commemoratives.
 
 

Definition of commemorative in US English:

commemorative

adjective
  • Acting as a memorial or mark of an event or person.

    a commemorative plaque
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She toured the factory and unveiled a commemorative plaque.
    • A commemorative plaque will be presented to the school to mark this achievement.
    • All the children will also receive commemorative medals courtesy of the governors, who are also producing keyrings.
    • Four commemorative stamps were issued at the ceremony to raise funds for relief and rehabilitation effort.
    • In Washington DC, for example, there were hundreds of commemorative events across the city.
    • A fund-raising appeal has been launched to create commemorative gardens in Moreton, Bourton and Stow.
    • The 1500 students were joined by war veterans and special commemorative plaque was unveiled.
    • Instead, large commemorative war memorials tried to address the enormity of the loss.
    • Personally, I would single out two groups of brave men for commemorative plaques.
    • Their respective clubs will each receive commemorative team photographs.
    • They include two pieces of commemorative fine china - a beaker and trinket box, both with gold embellishment.
    • She expects the completed memorial to have a commemorative plaque engraved with the names of the deceased.
    • The trust gets together every year to organise commemorative ceremonies and to give away an award in the name of the actor.
    • There, Orkney's Lord Lieutenant unveiled a commemorative plaque in the main terminal building.
    • The Princess herself praised the facilities on offer at the new hospital in a brief speech before the unveiling of the commemorative plaque.
    • His idea is that people should stop buying commemorative seats for viewpoints and instead leave a legacy to have trees cut down.
    • Each attendant will be given a personal certificate and commemorative badge to celebrate the good work of school crossing patrol staff.
    • The unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the cenotaph by St George's Hall
    • All the parish's children will be given a commemorative mug that day.
    • Sixty years on, the people of Cricklade remembered VE day with a series of commemorative events this weekend.
    Synonyms
    memorial, remembrance, celebratory, celebrative
noun
  • An object such as a stamp or coin made to mark an event or honor a person.

    Compare with definitive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He worries whether to keep the Lindbergh commemorative in his beloved stamp collection.
    • While it does not have an official club, its commemoratives are eagerly sought by collectors.
    • The character of the uncarved standing stone argues against it being ninth century or, indeed, commemorative.
    • All commemoratives, except Christmas stamps, issued between 1898 and 1998 are included in the study.
    • They have been made ever since, although the few that have been made since 1880 have mostly been commemorative.
    • Children attending the game receive commemoratives.
    • It would seem most folks purchased commemoratives as an investment, and eventually traded them in when their hopes for a great rise in value did not occur.
    • Also hugely collectable are commemoratives from the Silver Jubilee.
    • No alternatives, no tactical judgments; just waiting and talking about the exciting new world of commemoratives.
    • Smith & Wesson donated four pistols as prizes to the top four winners along with match commemoratives to all the competitors.
    • There are two types of postage stamps: definitives and commemoratives.
 
 
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