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ceremony
What does ceremony mean?
ceremony (noun): a formal event performed on a special occasion.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use ceremony in a sentence?
How do you pronounce ceremony?
/ˈsɛɹəˌmoʊni/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ceremony come from?
From Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimonia or caeremonia, later often cerimonia (“sacredness, reverence, a sacred rite”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ceremony?
Words related to ceremony
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ceremony” mean?
a formal event performed on a special occasion
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a specialized division of a large organization
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mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning
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the result of launching a projectile or bullet
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difference
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population
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observance
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department
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