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- pronunciation:
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Celebration is the act of honoring something and making it special. It is doing things to remember how great or important it was or to show how glad you are that it happened or that it will happen. Celebration is often fun and filled with things that we enjoy, but some forms of celebration are serious.
Celebration of the harvest occurs in many places all over the world.- similar words:
- festival, occasion
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A celebration is something that is planned or done in order to honor an event or person. A celebration is often a happy time, but it can be an important and serious time too.
For Ben, the best part of the holiday celebration is the fireworks.Valeria's family is planning a big celebration for her grandmother's birthday on Saturday.- synonyms:
- ceremony, festival, holiday, occasion, party, ritual
- similar words:
- anniversary, birthday, event
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function, mass, observation, party |
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similar to celebration |
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ceremony, holiday, memorial, ritual |
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some actions involved in celebrating |
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bless, cheer, congratulate, dedicate, honor, praise, sing, whistle |
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some expressions of celebrating |
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appreciation, joy |
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some kinds of celebrations |
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banquet, barbecue, dance, feast, function, honeymoon, social |
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some occasions for celebration |
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birth, birthday, Easter, Fourth of July, graduation, Memorial Day, New Year's Day, Passover, Ramadan, Thanksgiving, triumph, victory, wedding |
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some parts of celebrations |
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parade, speech |
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some people associated with celebrating |
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band, clown, performer, speaker |
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some places for celebrating |
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auditorium, church, hall, home, monument, mosque, park, plaza, yard |
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some things used in celebrating |
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balloons, candles, champagne, confetti, costumes, decorations, drink, fireworks, food, gifts, hats, medals, music, ornaments, presents, trophies |
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