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celebrate
English
Etymology
From Middle English celebraten, from Latin celebratus, past pariticiple of celebr? (“frequent, go to in great numbers, celebrate, honor, praise”), from celeber (“frequented, populous”). Displaced native Old English fæ?nian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?l.?.b?e?t/, /?s?l.?.b?e?t/
Verb
celebrate (third-person singular simple present celebrates, present participle celebrating, simple past and past participle celebrated)
- (transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
- Synonym: fete
- (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
- Synonyms: observe, keep
- (intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
- (transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
- Synonym: solemnize
Usage notes
In sense “to conduct ceremonies, to follow a custom”, generally used of festive occasions, such as Christmas and birthdays. For more solemn occasions, particularly certain religious holidays (“holy days”) and commemorations, the term observe is used instead, as in “This office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.”
Related terms
- celebrant
- celebrated
- celebration
- celebrative
- celebrator
- celebratory
- celebrity
Translations
Further reading
- celebrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- celebrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- celebrate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- erectable
Esperanto
Adverb
celebrate
- present adverbial passive participle of celebri
Italian
Verb
celebrate
- inflection of celebrare:
- second-person plural indicative present
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
- cablerete
Latin
Verb
celebr?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of celebr?
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triumphal
English
Etymology
triumph +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?a???mf?l/
Adjective
triumphal (comparative more triumphal, superlative most triumphal)
- Of, relating to, or being a triumph.
- That celebrates or commemorates a triumph or victory.
Synonyms
- (celebrating triumph, victory): triumphant
Derived terms
- triumphal arch
- triumphal entry
- triumphalism
- triumphalist
Translations
Noun
triumphal (plural triumphals)
- (obsolete) A token of victory.
Old French
Adjective
triumphal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular triumphal)
- triumphal (of or relating to a triumph)
Descendants
- French: triomphal
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- what triumphal procession
- triumphalism means
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- what does triumphal entry mean
- what is triumphal arch
- what does triumphal procession mean
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