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ceremony

/'sɛrə,moʊni/

Synonyms of ceremony Antonyms of ceremony Examples of ceremony Usage of ceremony Parts of ceremony Definition that contains ceremony Words sounding like ceremony Explanation of ceremony

noun
a formal event performed on a special occasion
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"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

Similar:

ceremonial ceremonial occasion observance

type of:
social function social occasion function affair occasion
noun
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
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"the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine" "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball" "he disposed of it without ceremony"

type of:
activity
noun
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
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"an inaugural ceremony"

type of:
activity

Examples of ceremony

"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
"the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"
"he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"
"he disposed of it without ceremony"
"an inaugural ceremony"