- com·mem·o·ra·tive
- /kəˈmɛmrətıv/ adj: intended to honor an important event or person from the past
a commemorative postage stamp
a commemorative ceremony
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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com|mem|o|ra|tive|ly — com|mem|o|ra|tive «kuh MEHM uh RAY tihv, uhr uh », adjective, noun. –adj. preserving or honoring the memory of some person or event: »Commemorative postage stamps are issued to honor a famous person or to celebrate a historical event. –n. 1. a… … Useful english dictionary
com|mem|o|ra|tive — «kuh MEHM uh RAY tihv, uhr uh », adjective, noun. –adj. preserving or honoring the memory of some person or event: »Commemorative postage stamps are issued to honor a famous person or to celebrate a historical event. –n. 1. a commemorative stamp… … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
mem — com·mem; com·mem·o·ra·ble; com·mem·o·rate; com·mem·o·ra·tion; com·mem·o·ra·tor; com·mem·o·ra·to·ry; de·mem·bra·tion; dis·mem·ber·ment; mem·ber; mem·bered; mem·ber·less; mem·ber·ship; mem·brac·i·dae; mem·bral; mem·bra·na; mem·bra·na·ceous;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
commemorative — com·mem·o·ra·tive … English syllables
commemoratively — com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly … English syllables
commemorative — com•mem•o•ra•tive [[t]kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, ər ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) Also, com•mem•o•ra•to•ry [[t] ər əˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] serving to commemorate; specially arranged, produced, or devised for commemorating: a commemorative dinner; a commemorative stamp … From formal English to slang
commemorative — com|mem|o|ra|tive [ kə memərətıv ] adjective produced for an important event to help you remember it: a commemorative stamp a. done in order to honor and remember an important person or event: a commemorative service … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
