commemorative
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- adjective
- /kəˈmɛmərətɪv/
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conmemorativo
- They marvelled at the commemorative stained glass windows by the likes of John Lafarge, Frank Millett and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
- commemorative textiles
- commemorative traditions
- commemorative portrait
And then I want to draw your attention to the annual Ernesto Guerlar's commemorative lecture.
- And then I want to draw your attention to the annual Ernesto Guerlar's commemorative lecture.
Examples
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The school district was awarded $2,500 and a commemorative plaque.
Academic text (2015) -
President John Barry recognized outgoing regional vice presidents Garland Gobble and Steve Jenkins with commemorative plaques.
Academic text (1994) -
Where are we gonna find a commemorative pin?
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My mother has a commemorative plate with your face on it.
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It's really a commemorative coin.
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It's got a nice marble side base with a commemorative plaque on there.
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More commemorative red, white, and blue streamers.
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Preserve moments of big importance in commemorative photos to survive the many years.
Fiction book (1999) -
It has been decided that a commemorative plaque shall be set up in the Ursulines' chapel.
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The city unveiled a commemorative plaque to honor the fallen soldiers.
Synonyms
Honors a person or event by helping people remember them
Helping people remember someone or something
Antonyms
How Commemorative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
commemorative = commemorate (transparent) = commemorate + ive
The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'commemorate' with the productive English adjectival suffix '-ive', so meaning is readily inferable from the base.
Etymology
Commemorative comes from the parts com- meaning 'together' and memor meaning 'remember', the same root you see in memory and memorial. So a commemorative adjective describes something made to help people remember and honor a person or event together.