commemoration
noun/kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #9,617 most common English word
Meaning
an act of remembering and honoring a person or event, especially through a ceremony.
Example sentence
The town held a ceremony in commemoration of the soldiers who died in the war.
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