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ceremonial occasion, n.

a formal event performed on a special occasion
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

ceremonial ceremonial occasion ceremony observance

sample sentences

"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

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hypernym

occasion, affair, social occasion, function, social function

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circumstance funeral, obsequy wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals pageant, pageantry dedication opening commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation military ceremony initiation, induction, installation exercise fire walking formality, formalities Maundy potlatch