CELEBRATION


Meaning of CELEBRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ selɪbreɪʃ(ə)n ]

( celebrations)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone’s birthday or anniversary.

I can tell you, there was a celebration in our house that night.

...his eightieth birthday celebrations.

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2.

The celebration of something is praise and appreciation which is given to it.

This was not a memorial service but a celebration of his life...

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