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

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Celebrationnoun

   the act, process, or time of celebrating

   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. Cal Ripken:

   It was an amazing experience, it was a big celebration but when I went to shake hands with the fans, it became very intimate, personal, one-on-one. I remember recognizing faces, people, and sometimes names.

2. Becket Executive Director Montse Alvarado:

   It makes little sense to celebrate religious diversity by banning any sense of actual holiday celebration, and what do they have against color schemes, are we living in communist Cuba?

3. Demi Moore:

   I was out of the country traveling to meet my daughters for a birthday celebration when I got the devastating news, the loss of a child is an unthinkable tragedy and my heart goes out to this young man's family and friends.

4. Donald Trump:

   If everyone makes this change or these critical changes and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus and we're going to have a big celebration altogether, with several weeks of focused action, we can turn the corner and turn it quickly.

5. Brandon Taubman:

   This past Saturday, during our clubhouse celebration, I used inappropriate language for which I am deeply sorry and embarrassed, in retrospect, I realize that my comments were unprofessional and inappropriate.

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