commemorationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/kəˌmem.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/kəˌmem.əˈreɪ.ʃən/something that is done to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event:
A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.
Thousands of veterans will take part in a commemoration of the battle.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Remembering, reminding and reminders
- a blast from the past idiom
- aide-mémoire
- be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom
- be etched on/in sb's memory idiom
- be your epitaph idiom
- clock
- echo
- indelible
- jog sb's memory idiom
- keepsake
- let's see idiom
- look back
- pat
- recall
- ring a bell idiom
- souvenir
- stamped on sb's memory idiom
- stick in sb's mind/head/memory idiom
- store
- take sb back
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commemorative
adjective uk/kəˈmem.ər.ə.tɪv/us/kəˈmem.ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/
a commemorative statue/stamp/service/plaque