English noun: commemoration | |||
1. | commemoration (event) a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | ||
Synonyms | memorialisation, memorialization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | ||
2. | commemoration (communication) a recognition of meritorious service | ||
Synonyms | memorial, remembrance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | credit, recognition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epitaph, festschrift | ||