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 town of about 16,000 is not alone in rejecting the plaque commemorations. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

The AfD has long challenged Germany’s forms of commemoration of the atrocities committed under Adolf Hitler. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

The exec reflected on the milestone in a short LinkedIn post, illustrated by photos of an official commemoration held at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York’s Times Square. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

The three were leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which for three decades organized a Tiananmen vigil that was the only large-scale, public commemoration of the 1989 crackdown in China. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 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