Etymology

commemoration

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Today it means: The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event. Full definition →

Middle English commemoracioun ← Old French commemoration ← Latin commemorātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcommemorātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromcommemoration
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcommemoracioun
  4. English todaycommemoration

First attested in 1384, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English commemoracioun, from Old French commemoration (French commémoration), from Latin commemorātiō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ion

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