WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cel•e•bra•tion /ˌsɛlə ˈbreɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. praise:[uncountable]Celebration for this fine author came only after her death.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- an event or occasion of celebrating: [countable]The postwar celebrations went on for days.[uncountable]a period of quiet celebration.
cel•e•bra•tion
(sel′ə brā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- an act of celebrating.
- the festivities engaged in to celebrate something.
- Latin celebrātiōn- (stem of celebrātiō) big assembly. See celebrate, -ion
- 1520–30