commemoration
noun
com·mem·o·ra·tion
kə-ˌme-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of commemorating
2
: something that commemorates
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Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration.
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Built in 1997 as part of the city’s millennium commemorations, the memorial is located outside the apartment building where Cissi lived with her parents and brother.
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Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Then organizations began to stretch their commemorations of important people and events in African-American history over the month.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The 75 or so people who gathered June 19 for the annual Juneteenth commemoration in La Grange had a chance to hear the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. tell of some personal history.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Juneteenth is a commemoration of the events that took place 160 years ago in Galveston, Texas, about 57 miles southeast of Houston.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Then organizations began to stretch their commemorations of important people and events in African-American history over the month.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The 75 or so people who gathered June 19 for the annual Juneteenth commemoration in La Grange had a chance to hear the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. tell of some personal history.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Juneteenth is a commemoration of the events that took place 160 years ago in Galveston, Texas, about 57 miles southeast of Houston.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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“Commemoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commemoration. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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commemoration
noun
com·mem·o·ra·tion
kə-ˌmem-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of commemorating
2
: a ceremony that commemorates
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