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ceremony

/ˈseɹəˌməʊni/SEH-ruh-moh-nee
/ˈsɛɹəˌmoʊni/SEH-ruh-moh-nee

Meaninga ceremony

Common meaning: a formal ritual

Journey through time

  1. Latincaerimonia‘a ceremony’source
  2. Frenchceremoniesource
  3. Middle Englishceremoniesource
  4. Englishceremony‘a formal ritual’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin caerimonia ‘a ceremony’.

Roots

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