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Commemoration

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.

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Ceremonial 76% connected

Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ceremony 76% connected

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the pe…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Observance 76% connected

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and f…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Epitaph 76% connected

An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

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Derivationally related 2

Commemorate 74% connected

To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commemorate 74% connected

To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Memorial 92% connected

Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remembrance 92% connected

The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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