commemoration

Everyday

1. An event, ceremony or thing that helps people remember and honour a person or an important event. tree →
2. The act of remembering someone or something with respect. tree →

In the lessons

Used in history, citizenship and church: Remembrance Day, Anzac Day and memorials are commemorations of people who died in wars. It tells the reader that people are remembering with respect. Phrases: in commemoration of, a service of commemoration, commemoration ceremony.

Examples

• A statue was built in commemoration of the brave nurse. tree →
• The school held a commemoration for soldiers who died in the wars. tree →
• Anzac Day is a commemoration in Australia and New Zealand. tree →
• We planted a tree in commemoration of our old head teacher. tree →
• The church holds a commemoration of the saint every year. tree →
• The stamps were printed in commemoration of the anniversary. tree →
• The commemoration ended with two minutes of silence. tree →
• There was an altar erected at Athens in honour of Boreas, in commemoration of his having destroyed the Persian fleet sent to attack the Greeks. tree →

Note

Verb: commemorate; adjective: commemorative (a commemorative coin). Spelling: double m then one m: co-mm-e-m-oration. Similar: memorial, remembrance. A serious, respectful word.