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| 1. | [ noun ] an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event | |
| Synonyms: | jubilation | |
| Related terms: | affair jubilate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any joyous diversion | |
| Synonyms: | festivity | |
| Related terms: | diversion merrymaking festival isthmian_games Olympic_Games agon victory_celebration feria gala ludi_saeculares observe | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (religion) the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual | |
| Synonyms: | solemnisation solemnization | |
| Examples: | "the celebration of marriage" |
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| Related terms: | ritual observe solemnise solemnize | |
| Similar spelling: |
celebrate celebrant celebrator celebrater celebrated celebratory celebrex celebrity calibration |
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