celebration
/ˌseləˈbɹeɪʃən/seh-luh-BRAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌsɛləˈbɹeɪʃən/seh-luh-BRAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of celebrating
Common meaning: a party or event marking something good
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- celebrthronged; much talked ofLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 308 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinceleber, -bris, -bre‘thronged’
- Englishcelebrate‘to mark with festivity’
- Englishformed in English from celebratecelebration‘a party or event marking something good’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from celebrate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CELEBRATE, p.100 · scan
Roots
- celeber, -bris, -bre Latin “thronged; much talked of”
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