Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Intended to honor and remember a person, event, or achievement: Serving as a memorial or celebration of something significant from the past.
   • Marking an occasion with a formal act or object: Designed to serve as a lasting reminder or tribute.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The city erected a commemorating statue for the war heroes.
  • They held a commemorating ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the peace treaty.
  • The museum's new wing is a commemorating project for the founder's legacy.

Advanced Usage

• "in a commemorating capacity": serving the function of remembrance.
  • The poet spoke at the event in a commemorating capacity, reading verses written for the occasion.
• Used attributively: Often placed directly before a noun to describe its purpose.
  • The commemorating plaque was unveiled by the mayor.

Variants and Related Words

• Commemorate (verb): To recall and show respect for someone or something in a ceremony.
  • The nation will commemorate the holiday with a parade.
• Commemoration (noun): An action or object that serves to honor the memory of a person or event.
  • The concert was a commemoration of the composer's birth.
• Commemorative (adjective): Very similar in meaning to "commemorating," often used interchangeably. It specifically describes an object made to honor a memory.
  • They issued commemorative stamps for the royal wedding.

Synonyms

• Memorial: Intended to commemorate someone or something, especially something that serves as a monument.
• Celebratory: Marking a happy or significant event with festivities (though this focuses more on celebration than remembrance).

Related Phrases

• In commemoration of: As a way of remembering and honoring.
  • This scholarship was established in commemoration of a beloved teacher.
• Commemorative event/service: A ceremony or gathering held to honor a memory.
  • The commemorative service for the victims was very moving.

Adjective

1. intended as a commemoration
   • a commemorative plaque