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Festivities vs Commemorate - What's the difference?

festivities | commemorate |

As a noun festivities

is plural of lang=en.

As a verb commemorate is

to honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony.

festivities

English

Noun

(head)
  • the events that happen at a festival

    • commemorate

    English

    Verb

  • To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony.
  • * On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
  • To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
  • * The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.

    • Synonyms

    * memorialize

    Derived terms

    * commemorative * commemoration English transitive verbs ----