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commemoration definition

com·memo·ra·tion (kə mem′ə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of commemorating
  2. a celebration in memory of someone or something
commemoration Idioms

in commemoration of

in honor of the memory of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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