(ceremonies)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a formal event such as a wedding.
...his grandmother’s funeral, a private ~ attended only by the family...
Today’s award ~ took place at the British Embassy in Tokyo.
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2.
Ceremony consists of the special things that are said and done on very formal occasions.
The Republic was proclaimed in public with great ~.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with N
3.
If you do something without ~, you do it quickly and in a casual way.
‘Is Hilton here?’ she asked without ~.
N-UNCOUNT: without N
4.
see also master of ceremonies