(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ 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 ~ in our house that night.
...his eightieth birthday ~s.
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2.
The ~ of something is praise and appreciation which is given to it.
This was not a memorial service but a ~ of his life...
N-SING: usu N of n