celebration

B1 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /ˌsɛl.əˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #4408

Meanings

1

noun
A party or special event held to mark a happy occasion.

We are having a celebration for my dad's new job.
2

noun
The act of marking or honouring an important event.

She jumped in the air in celebration of the goal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a party or special event... festivity party

More entertainment feast festival fete function gathering

Word family

Forms celebrations

Derived forms celebrappealcelebrationalcelebrationarycelebrationlessconcelebrationnoncelebrationprecelebrationrecelebrationuncelebration

Related forms celebrant celebrate celebrator celebrity

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Phrases (1)

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victory celebration
an event or activity held to express joy after winning

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion.

Topics

Entertainment & Leisure

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# celebration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɛl.əˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 4408

## Meanings
1. A party or special event held to mark a happy occasion.
2. The act of marking or honouring an important event.

## Examples
- We are having a celebration for my dad's new job.
- She jumped in the air in celebration of the goal.

## Synonyms
- entertainment
- feast
- festival
- festivity
- fete
- function
- gathering

## Derived Forms
- celebrappeal
- celebrational
- celebrationary
- celebrationless
- concelebration
- noncelebration
- precelebration
- recelebration
- uncelebration

## Related Forms
- celebrant
- celebrate
- celebrator
- celebrity

## Etymology
From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
celebration is a noun. It is from Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio. Equivalent to celebrate + -ion. Current senses include a party or special event held to mark a happy occasion and the act of marking or honouring an important event. Derived forms include celebrappeal, celebrational, celebrationary, celebrationless, and concelebration. Related words include celebrant, celebrate, celebrator, and celebrity.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure

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