Etymology

commemorate

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Today it means: To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object. Full definition →

Latin commemorātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcommemorātus
  2. English todaycommemorate

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin commemorātus, perfect passive participle of commemorō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Sporadic usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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