COMMEMORATION


Meaning of COMMEMORATION in English

— commemorational , adj.

/keuh mem'euh ray"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of commemorating.

2. a service, celebration, etc., in memory of some person or event.

3. a memorial.

4. (in many Christian churches) a special service or prayer for commemorating the lesser feast on days on which two feasts of unequal rank are celebrated.

[ 1350-1400; ME ( commemoration- (s. of commemoratio ), equiv. to commemorat ( us ) (see COMMEMORATE) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .