commemorating
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Definition
- 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
- intended as a commemoration
- a commemorative plaque