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ceremonies

Variant of ceremony

noun pl. ceremonies

  1. a formal act or set of formal acts established by custom or authority as proper to a special occasion, such as a wedding, religious rite, etc.
  2. the service or function at which such acts are performed
  3. a conventionally courteous or polite act
  4. behavior that follows rigid etiquette or a prescribed form
    1. formality or formalities
    2. empty or meaningless formality, or an act suggesting this

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