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ceremony

ce·re·mony

UK/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/ US/ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/ common

noun

1.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

  • “a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor”
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2.

any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

  • “the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine”
  • “he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball”
  • “he disposed of it without ceremony”
3.

the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

  • “an inaugural ceremony”

Origin

From Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimonia or caeremonia, later often cerimonia (“sacredness, reverence, a sacred rite”).

Phrases

  • award ceremony
  • awards ceremony
  • closing ceremony
  • flag ceremony
  • initiation ceremony
  • master of ceremonies
  • master of ceremony
  • mistress of ceremonies

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