See Also: commemoration(dictionary)
commemoration(dictionary)

commemoration (iou)



commemoration noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin commemoratio(n-), formed as COMMEMORATE: see -ATION.]
An act of commemorating by some solemnity or celebration. LME.
b. Christian Church. A service or part of a service in memory of a saint or some sacred event. LME.
c. A public memorial. M17.
d. An annual celebration at Oxford University in memory of the founders and benefactors of a college or the university. Cf. ENCAENIA. M18.
Recital, mention. Now spec. eulogistic or honourable mention. L16.
Comb.: commemoration ball an Oxford college dance held at a time close to commemoration.