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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cer•e•mo•ni•ous /ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəs/USA pronunciation adj. - carefully observant or fond of ceremony:ceremonious farewells on the last day of the pope's visit.
cer•e•mo•ni•ous•ly, adv.: He went ceremoniously from room to room.cer•e•mo•ni•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cer•e•mo•ni•ous (ser′ə mō′nē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - carefully observant of ceremony;
formally or elaborately polite:He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship. - pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony;
formal:a ceremonious reception.
- Late Latin caerimōniōsus
- 1545–55; ceremony + -ous; compare Middle French cerimonieux
cer′e•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. cer′e•mo′ni•ous•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ceremonial; conventional, punctilious.
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