Commemoration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

a recognition of meritorious service

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɑːtʃɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛndz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛndz/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɑːtʃɪɾɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

memorialisation memorial memorialization remembrance

Word Forms

commemorate	verb	mark by some ceremony or observation
memorialize	verb	address in a memorial
memorialise	verb	address in a memorial
remember	verb	show appreciation to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gedenkfeier

eine Zeremonie, um die Erinnerung an jemanden oder etwas zu ehren

🇫🇷French

commémoration

une cérémonie pour honorer la mémoire de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

conmemoración

Ceremonia para honrar la memoria de alguien o algo.

🇮🇹Italian

commemorazione

una cerimonia per onorare la memoria di qualcuno o qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

herdenking

een ceremonie om de nagedachtenis van iemand of iets te eren

🇵🇹Portuguese

comemoração

uma cerimônia para homenagear a memória de alguém ou algo

🇷🇺Russian

поминовение

церемония в честь кого-либо или чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मरणोत्सव

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु की स्मृति का सम्मान करने का एक समारोह

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মারক

কাউকে বা কিছুর স্মৃতিকে সম্মান করার জন্য একটি অনুষ্ঠান

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவேந்தல்

யாரோ அல்லது ஏதோவொன்றின் நினைவை மதிக்கும் விழா

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞాపకార్థం

ఎవరైనా లేదా ఏదైనా జ్ఞాపకార్థం గౌరవించే వేడుక

🇮🇳Marathi

स्मारक

एखाद्याच्या किंवा कशाच्या तरी स्मृतीचा सन्मान करण्याचा समारंभ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્મારક

કોઈની અથવા કંઈકની સ્મૃતિને માન આપવાનો સમારોહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮರಣಾರ್ಥ

ಯಾರೋ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೋ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಗೌರವಿಸುವ ಸಮಾರಂಭ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസ്മരണം

ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും ഓർമ്മയെ ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്ന ചടങ്ങ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦਗਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਦਾ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਾਰੋਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

یادگاری

کسی یا کسی چیز کی یاد کو عزت دینے کے لئے ایک تقریب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纪念

纪念某人或某事的仪式

🇯🇵Japanese

記念

誰かまたは何かの記憶を称える儀式

🇰🇷Korean

기념

누군가 또는 사물의 기억을 기리는 의식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỷ niệm

một buổi lễ để tôn vinh ký ức của một ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

รำลึก

พิธีเชิดชูความทรงจำของใครบางคนหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

peringatan

upacara untuk menghormati kenangan seseorang atau sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

paggunita

isang seremonya upang parangalan ang memorya ng isang tao o isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

peringatan

upacara untuk menghormati ingatan seseorang atau sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحياء الذكرى

حفل لتكريم ذكرى شخص ما أو شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

بزرگداشت

مراسمی برای گرامیداشت یاد کسی یا چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

anma

birinin ya da bir şeyin anısını onurlandırmak için yapılan tören

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַזכָּרָה

טקס לכבוד זכרו של מישהו או משהו

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