commemoration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of formally remembering and honoring a person or event, often through a ceremony

   The city held a commemoration on the centenary of the uprising.

2. 2
   noun

   an object, work, or event created to preserve someone's or something's memory

   The medal was issued as a commemoration of the victory.

From Middle English commemoracioun, through Old French, from Latin commemoratio, 'a calling to mind,' from commemorare, 'to remember or remind.' The Latin verb combines com-, used intensively, with memor, 'mindful or remembering.'

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