celebration

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɛlə ˈbreɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sel′ə brā′shən)


celebration
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Sense: Noun: festival
Synonyms:
festival Collocations, party Collocations, carnival, fest, gala, bash Collocations, do Collocations, festivities, jubilee, fete, ceremony
Sense: Noun: act of commemorating
Synonyms:
commemoration, observance, honoring, honouring (UK), memorialization, memorialisation (UK), recognition Collocations, remembrance, glorification, magnification, laudation
Antonyms:
mourning Collocations, grieving
Sense: Noun: merrymaking
Synonyms:
merrymaking, merriment, revelry, partying, revel Collocations, rejoicing, jollification
Sense: Noun: religious rite
Synonyms:
Mass Collocations, reading Collocations, reciting, singing Collocations, conducting, performing Collocations, solemnization, solemnisation (UK), chanting, worship Collocations, service Collocations, church service, ceremony, ritual, rite


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