| NOUN | event | celebration, jubilation | a joyful / joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event |
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| act | celebration, festivity | any joyous diversion | |
| act | celebration, solemnization, solemnisation | the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual |
| Sounds | seh.lahbrey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A joyful / joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. | |
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| Synonym | jubilation | |
| Broader | affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function | A vaguely specified social event |
| Catalan | celebració | |
| Spanish | celebración | |
| Adjectives | celebratory | used for celebrating |
| Verbs | celebrate | have a celebration |
| celebrate | behave as expected during of holidays or rites | |
| Meaning | Any joyous diversion. | |
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| Synonym | festivity | |
| Narrower | Ludi Saeculares, secular games | The centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation) |
| agon | A festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes | |
| feria | (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint | |
| festival, fete | An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | |
| gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout | A gay festivity | |
| merrymaking, conviviality, jollification | A boisterous celebration | |
| victory celebration | A celebration following a victory in a battle / battle or sports competition | |
| Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
| Catalan | celebració | |
| Spanish | celebración | |
| Verbs | celebrate | have a celebration |
| celebrate | behave as expected during of holidays or rites | |
| Meaning | The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual. | |
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| Example | "the celebration of marriage" | |
| Synonyms | solemnization, solemnisation | |
| Broader | ritual | The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies |
| Catalan | celebració | |
| Spanish | celebración | |
| Verbs | celebrate | behave as expected during of holidays or rites |