Meaning

2 senses

  1. An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.

    an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person

  2. A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The commemorative ceremony ended with the closing address.

    ruЦеремония почтения памяти окончилась заключительным словом.

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  2. I bought a commemorative medal on my trip.

    ruВо время путешествия я купил памятную медаль.

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  3. The heads of state first posed for a commemorative photo.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

First attested in 1612; borrowed from New Latin commemorātīvus, from commemorō. By surface

First attested in 1612; borrowed from New Latin commemorātīvus, from commemorō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ive, cognate with French commémoratif.

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Forms

plural: commemoratives
Singularcommemorative
Pluralcommemoratives

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
commandmentcommandocommemorateB2commencecommencementcommendC1
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