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celebratory

[ sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee ]

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adjective

relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities:
The month of December features several celebratory occasions for our family—both our parents’ birthdays, their wedding anniversary, and Christmas.
expressing praise:
His new single, recorded last month, is a celebratory ode to family and life on the land.
of or relating to a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time:
The New Year was underway at the ski resort even before the celebratory hangovers from last night's party had faded away.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of celebratory¹

celebrat(e) ( def ) + -ory ¹( def )

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The King and Queen will also be on the Palace balcony to watch a flypast and attend a celebratory concert for the occasion, which marks the end of World War Two in Europe.

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It is not clear how much money Doge has managed to save so far, although its X account gives regular, celebratory updates about its activities.

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While I no longer eat ham, that memory suffused the warm, celebratory holidays of my childhood.

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It was bold and audacious and over the top, in all the best ways, with celebratory, nine-minute performance of Bad Romance to cap it all off.

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As I crossed the border into the country without fear of arrest, and watched rebel fighters shoot celebratory gunfire, while people rejoiced on the streets, I felt like laughing and crying at once.

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