celebration
nounEtymology
From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion.
- borrowed from celebrātus
- inherited from celebraten
Definitions
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
- We will attend the Christmas celebration in church.
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
- In a Chinese New Year video message posted on her Facebook page yesterday, President Halimah Yacob said the fact that the celebrations here also commonly embrace those of other races is "true to the Singapore spirit".
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a…
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
- She jumped in the air in celebration.
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A social gathering for entertainment and fun
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
- We are having a celebration at McDonald's for my dad's new job.
- We're having a little celebration tomorrow for Martin's scholarship.
The neighborhood
- synonymcelebration
- synonymentertainment
- synonymfeast
- synonymfestival
- synonymfestivity
- synonymfunction
- synonymgathering
- synonymfete
- neighborcelebrant
- neighborcelebrate
- neighborcelebrator
- neighborcelebrity
- neighbordance
- neighborparty
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at celebration. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at celebration. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at celebration
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA