American English pronunciation
How to pronounce celebration
IPA transcription: [,sɛləb'ɹeɪʃən]
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Noun
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a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
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any joyous diversion
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the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
“the celebration of marriage”
Usage examples
- The celebration lasts at least four days, and includes various entertainment and activities.
- The celebrations would last a month and include free games and free food.
- The celebrations would last a month and include free games and free food.
- Bridgeport also occasionally plays host to the annual E Clampus Vitus celebration.
- The celebration produced a large number of infrastructure works, new construction and work sources.
- These celebrations include music, meals and typical drinks.
- Each year Whitmore Lake hosts a weekend-long celebration for Independence Day.
- The celebrations would last a month and include free games and free food.
- In large pagodas music and dance is also performed as part of the celebrations.
- In the village's celebration, Obelix asks Asterix if the Gauls really did conquer Rome.