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commemoratives

commemoratives is the plural of commemorative.

Meaning of commemorative

Noun

commemorative (plural commemoratives)

  1. An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
  2. A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
    • beautiful Pictorials, topicals, commemoratives, airmails. Introductory selection 40% discount. Ralph Rice, 15 Longlane, West Hartford 7, Conn.1956 December, “Classified Advertisements: Stamp collecting”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 106, number 6, page 57

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Questions about commemoratives

What is commemoratives the plural of?
Commemoratives is the plural of commemorative.

Words near commemoratives in the dictionary

  1. commemorational
  2. commemorations
  3. commemorative
  4. commemoratively
  5. commemorativeness
  6. commemoratives
  7. commemorator
  8. commemorators
  9. commemoratory
  10. commemorial
  11. commemorization

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