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   commemoration

   /kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of commemorating a dead person or past event: "local martyrs received public commemoration"
   • ▪ a ceremony or celebration in which a person or event is remembered: "commemorations of wartime anniversaries"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin commemoratio(n-), from the verb commemorare ‘bring to remembrance’ (see commemorate).

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