noun
Freq #4408
Meanings
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1
noun
A party or special event held to mark a happy occasion.
We are having a celebration for my dad's new job.
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2
noun
The act of marking or honouring an important event.
She jumped in the air in celebration of the goal.
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celebrations
Derived forms
celebrappealcelebrationalcelebrationarycelebrationlessconcelebrationnoncelebrationprecelebrationrecelebrationuncelebration
Etymology
From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion.