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celebratory

US/ˈsɛləbɹəˌtɔːɹi/UK/ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeɪtəɹi/

adjective

What it means

  1. Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.

    But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory, they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time.

    2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
    1 more example

    Hiro ducks out of Tranny's celebratory dinner rather early, drags Reason off the zodiac and onto the front porch of the houseboat, opens it up and jacks his personal computer into its bios.

    1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 364

In a sentence

Hiro ducks out of Tranny's celebratory dinner rather early, drags Reason off the zodiac and onto the front porch of the houseboat, opens it up and jacks his personal computer into its bios.

1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 364

Where it comes from

From celebrate + -ory.

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