commemorative
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7.3
- noun
- /kəˈmɛmərətɪv/
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objeto conmemorativo
- I recall a sonorous commemorative of D-Day on PBS a few years ago in which the reporter opined that without our invasion, the Nazis would have overrun Europe.
Examples
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Now I've got some commemorative Wedgewood plates.
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The commemorative, since you ask, was designed to honor the 200th anniversary of the German Bible Society.
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Okay, all right, well, this is nice to get a commemorative poster here.
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Another way for the mint to increase the number of commemoratives sold.
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And I'd like to give a special welcome to the Secretary of the Interior who is joining us for the unveiling of this commemorative... Plaque.
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To become more familiar with the time period, they examined other special categories of photographs, such as commemoratives that recorded events including graduations and confirmations.
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The agency currently represents more than thirty African states and markets most of their commemoratives, the designs for which are suggested by the agency based on its assessment of the demands of foreign collectors as opposed to those of the African public.
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Combining different themed commemoratives within one set would be unusual at this point, considering their limited sales time and prices of $54.95 for the 2012 Proof Infantry Silver Dollar and $54.95 for the Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar.
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The museum displayed a special commemorative coin to honor the achievements of local heroes.
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She received a commemorative postage stamp that celebrated the anniversary of the national park.
Synonyms
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5.1
A flat tablet on a wall that honors a person or event
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6.0
An object kept to remind you of a person or event
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3.9
A large medal given as an award or to mark an event
A flat plate fixed to a wall that has names to remember people or events
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
commemorative = commemorative (transparent) = com + memor + ative
The noun is a substantive use of the adjective 'commemorative', so the meaning is directly inherited from that form.
Etymology
A commemorative (the object) takes its name from memor 'remember' and com- 'together', just like memory and memorial. So a commemorative coin or stamp is an item made to keep a shared memory of an event or person.