Definitions for celebration
ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃəncel·e·bra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. celebration, jubilationnoun

   a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

2. celebration, festivitynoun

   any joyous diversion

3. celebration, solemnization, solemnisationnoun

   the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

   "the celebration of marriage"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. celebrationnoun

   The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament

2. celebrationnoun

   The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities

3. celebrationnoun

   The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.

4. celebrationnoun

   A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Celebrationnoun

   Etymology: from celebrate.

   1. Solemn performance; solemn remembrance.

   He laboured to drive sorrow from her, and to hasten the celebration of their marriage. Philip Sidney.

   He shall conceal it,
   While you are willing it shall come to note;
   What time we will our celebration keep,
   According to my birth. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   During the celebration of this holy sacrament, you attend earnestly to what is done by the priest. Taylor.

   2. Praise; renown; memorial.

   No more shall be added in this place, his memory deserving a particular celebration, than that his learning, piety and virtue, have been attained by few. Edward Hyde.

   Some of the ancients may be thought sometimes to have used a less number of letters, by the celebration of those who have added to their alphabet. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Celebration

   Celebration is a song by American rapper The Game, released as the first single from his fifth studio album Jesus Piece. The song features additional vocals from fellow rappers Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne and American singer/rapper Chris Brown. "Celebration" premiered on Los Angeles' Power 106 on August 22, 2012. The song samples Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's hit single "1st of tha Month", which in return samples the Chapter 8 and Anita Baker song "I Just Want to Be Your Girl".

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1. celebration

   A celebration refers to an event or occasion marked by festivities or ceremonies to honor a specific day, accomplishment, person, or situation. It often involves activities like parties, ceremonies, or gatherings where people express joy, appreciation, and gratitude, usually accompanied by food, music, and often dancing. Common examples include birthdays, weddings, holidays or achievement of milestones.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Celebrationnoun

   the act, process, or time of celebrating

2. Etymology: [L. celebratio.]

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1. Celebration

   "Celebration" is a number one hit song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!.

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1. celebration

   A reason to share time, fun, love, joy and food together as a group.

   The celebration was real, we love family time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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1. celebration

   Song lyrics by celebration -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by celebration on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Affair
   • Diversion
   • Ritual

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'celebration' in Nouns Frequency: #1776

How to pronounce celebration?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say celebration in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of celebration in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of celebration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of celebration in a Sentence

1. Ivanka Trump:

   Today is a celebration not just of meeting, but exceeding those goals.

2. Carlotta Cardana:

   We envision this project as a celebration of Native American culture rather than portraying all the misery, there's a richness of cultural differences among the tribes. We tend to generalize and think of them as just a few tribes, but there's so much more.

3. Emma Bridgewater:

   Royal themed pottery made in Staffordshire can be traced back to the time of Charles II, and we are thrilled to see celebration through pottery continuing in 2018 with Harry and Meghan.

4. Norma Davis:

   We do plan on having a wonderful Easter celebration with family and I can't wait to get him back.

5. Nicolas Cage:

   In that letter it became clear to me that he was looking more towards a genuine interest in some of the earlier work and a celebration of that, with the elements of whatever pathos I've been through that people have or have not read about, and so I said, 'OK, I think maybe there's something here.' On top of which I have a mantra of sorts, which is that the very thing you're afraid of is probably – most likely as long as (it's) within reason (and)doesn't hurt yourself or someone else–that's the very thing you should go towards, because you're probably going to learn something.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=celebration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Celebration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=celebration
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celebration
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=celebration