different between commemorate vs triumphal

English

Etymology

From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare (“to remind of”); see memory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??m?m???e?t/

Verb

commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
   • 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:

     On the anniversary of Korczak's murder, Israel commemorated him with a special postal issue. As a stamp collector and philatelic columnist, it pleased me greatly when other countries followed Israel's example in honoring him.

2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

Synonyms

• memorialize

Derived terms

• commemorative
• commemoration
• decommemorate

Translations

Italian

Verb

commemorate

1. second-person plural present indicative of commemorare
2. second-person plural imperative of commemorare
3. feminine plural of commemorato

Latin

Verb

commemor?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of commemor?

English

Etymology

triumph +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?a???mf?l/

Adjective

triumphal (comparative more triumphal, superlative most triumphal)

1. Of, relating to, or being a triumph.
2. 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)

1. (obsolete) A token of victory.

Old French

Adjective

triumphal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular triumphal)

1. triumphal (of or relating to a triumph)

Descendants

• French: triomphal