commemoration

noun

com·​mem·​o·​ra·​tion kə-ˌme-mə-ˈrā-shən 

1

: the act of commemorating

2

: something that commemorates

Examples of commemoration in a Sentence

Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration.

Recent Examples on the Web

The alley’s museum has since hosted events about hitchBOT’s demise that are part commemoration, part celebration, with an annual festival possibly in the works. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026

It was presented at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence as part of the commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Florence flood caused by the Arno River. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

His feast day is celebrated there with such traditions as wearing traditional Welsh clothing and daffodils or leeks in commemoration. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

But when the late Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Tony Blair and other dignitaries gathered at Westminster Abbey for a service of commemoration, the proceedings were interrupted by a Black man wearing a dashiki. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing commemoration

• in commemoration of

Rhymes for commemoration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

commemoration

noun

com·​mem·​o·​ra·​tion kə-ˌmem-ə-ˈrā-shən 

1

: the act of commemorating

2

: a ceremony that commemorates