commemoration
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commemoration noun
- The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
- That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead; the great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
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memorializationmemorialisationmemorialremembrancecommemoratecommemorativesouvenirmementorecollectionhomagememoryobservancerecognitiondesignationsolemnizationanniversary
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