ceremony#1 (n)

n01026897

type n
lex_filenum 04
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym activity
Derivationally related form ceremony → ceremonial; ceremony → ceremonious
Hyponym tea ceremony, chanoyu
Incoming links
Derivationally related form ceremonial → ceremony; ceremonious → ceremony
Pertainym (pertains to noun) ceremonious → ceremony
Hyponym activity
Hypernym tea ceremony, chanoyu

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