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commem.

commem. is the abbreviation of commemoration.

commem. is the abbreviation of commemorative.

Meaning of commemoration

Noun

commemoration (countable and uncountable, plural commemorations)

  1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
    • commemoration ceremony
  2. That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
  3. The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
  4. (UK) The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.

Meaning of commemorative

Adjective

commemorative (not comparable)

  1. Serving to commemorate something.
    • a commemorative plaque

See all 3 meanings of commemorative

Questions about commem.

What is commem. the abbreviation of?
Commem. is the abbreviation of commemoration.

Words near commem. in the dictionary

  1. commelinaceous
  2. commelinid
  3. commelinids
  4. commelinoid
  5. commelinoids
  6. commem.
  7. commemorabilia
  8. commemorable
  9. commemorand
  10. commemorands
  11. commemorate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: commem. (page history and authors); commemoration (page history and authors); commemorative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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