ceremony (n)
ceremonial (n)
ceremonial occasion (n)
observance#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def a formal event performed on a special occasion
examples a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
Outgoing links
Hypernym affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function
Derivationally related form observance → observe
Derivationally related form ceremonial → ceremonial
Derivationally related form ceremony → ceremonial
Hyponym circumstance; funeral; wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals; pageant, pageantry; dedication; opening; commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation; military ceremony; initiation, induction, installation; exercise; fire walking; formality, formalities; Maundy; potlatch
Incoming links
Derivationally related form ceremonial → ceremonial
Derivationally related form ceremonial → ceremony
Hyponym affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function
Hypernym circumstance; funeral; wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals; pageant, pageantry; dedication; opening; commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation; military ceremony; initiation, induction, installation; exercise; fire walking; formality, formalities; Maundy; potlatch
Derivationally related form observe → observance

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