commemoration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: commemoration	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for commemoration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
commemoration n a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something Synonym(s): commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation a recognition of meritorious service Synonym(s): memorial, commemoration, remembrance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Commemoration \Commem`ora"tion\, n. [L. commemoratio.] 1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event. This sacrament was designed to be a standing commemoration of the death and passion of our Lord. --Abp. Tillotson. The commonwealth which . . . chooses the most flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a feast of eternal commemoration. --Burke. 2. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial. {Commemoration day}, at the University of Oxford, Eng., an annual observance or ceremony in honor of the benefactors of the University, at which time honorary degrees are conferred.