celebrationnoun
uk/ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/B1 [ C ] a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something:
There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.
Such good news calls for (= deserves) a celebration!
[ U ] the act of celebrating something:
Let's buy some champagne in celebration of her safe arrival.
More examples
- If ever there was a cause for celebration, this peace treaty was it.
- They planned a special celebration for her homecoming.
- A celebration is held for the boy at the age when he is considered to have reached manhood.
- The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened.
- This calls for a celebration!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Celebrations, parties & special occasions
- a night on the town idiom
- a/the gathering of the clans idiom
- afterparty
- April Fool's Day
- bachelor party
- feast
- fest
- festival
- festive
- festivity
- fundraiser
- New Year's Eve
- night
- nightclubbing
- nightlife
- occasion
- party planner
- prom
- rage
- rave
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