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| 1. | [ noun ] a formal event performed on a special occasion | |
| Synonyms: | ceremonial_occasion observance ceremonial | |
| Examples: | "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
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| Related terms: | affair funeral wedding initiation opening military_ceremony exercise dedication formality fire_walking commemoration circumstance pageant maundy observe | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | activity chanoyu | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion | |
| Examples: | "an inaugural ceremony" |
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| Related terms: | activity presentation lustrum religious_ceremony military_ceremony groundbreaking purgation | |
| Similar spelling: |
ceremonial ceremonious cerement |
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