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Celebration vs Celebrating - What's the difference?

celebration | celebrating | Synonyms |

Celebration is a synonym of celebrating.


As a noun celebration

is celebration.

As a verb celebrating is

.

celebration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament
  • The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities
  • The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
  • A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

    • Related terms

    * celebrant * celebrat * celebrator * celebrity * celebrate

    celebrating

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
    • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.