Celebration

Definition of celebration:

part of speech: noun

The act of commemorating; a ceremony in honor of anything.

Usage examples for celebration:

• In another part of the hall they wuz practicing some pretty pieces to speak at this celebration but when Elder White went in they all met him joyfully as a beloved father is met by his children, and they bestowed a loving greeting on Waitstill too. "Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife", Marietta Holley.

• Do they not ask pay at the twin celebration "Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition", Marietta Holley.

• 1. 5. Celebration at Baldinsville. "The Complete Works of Artemus Ward, Part 1", Charles Farrar Browne.