celebration

cel·e·brate

 (sĕl′ə-brāt′)

v. cel·e·brat·ed, cel·e·brat·ing, cel·e·brates

v.tr.

1. To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing. See Synonyms at observe.

2. To perform (a religious ceremony): celebrate Mass.

3. To extol or praise: a sonnet that celebrates love.

4. To make widely known; display: "a determination on the author's part to celebrate ... the offenses of another" (William H. Pritchard).

v.intr.

1. To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.

2. To perform a religious ceremony.

3. To engage in festivities: went out and celebrated after the victory.

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[Middle English celebraten, from Latin celebrāre, celebrāt-, to frequent, celebrate, from celeber, celebr-, frequented, famous.]

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cel′e·bra′tion n.

cel′e·bra′tor n.

cel′e·bra·to′ry (sĕl′ə-brə-tôr′ē, sə-lĕb′rə-) adj.

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cel•e•bra•tion

(ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act of celebrating.

2. the festivities engaged in to celebrate something.

[1520–30; < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	celebration - a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event jubilation social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
	2.	celebration - any joyous diversion       festivity agon - a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity feria - (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout - a gay festivity Ludi Saeculares, secular games - the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era victory celebration - a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition
	3.	celebration - the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" solemnisation, solemnization ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

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celebration

noun

1. party, festival, gala, jubilee, festivity, rave (Brit. slang), junketing, beano (Brit. slang), revelry, red-letter day, rave-up (Brit. slang), merrymaking, jollification, carousal, -fest (in combination), hooley or hoolie (chiefly Irish & N.Z.) There was a celebration in our house that night.

2. commemoration, honouring, remembrance This was not a memorial service but a celebration of his life.

3. performance, observance, solemnization the celebration of Mass in Latin

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celebration

noun

1. The act of observing a day or an event with ceremonies:

commemoration, observance.

2. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event:

festivity, merrymaking, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural), revelry.

3. A big, exuberant party:

shindig, shindy.

Slang: bash, blast, blowout.

4. A large or important social gathering:

affair, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree.

Informal: do.

Slang: bash.

5. An expression of warm approval:

acclaim, acclamation, applause, commendation, compliment, encomium, eulogy, kudos, laudation, panegyric, plaudit, praise.

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Translations

selebrasie

اِحْتِفَالاحْتِفال

oslava

fejringfest

Feier

εορτασμός

celebraciónfestejofiesta

juhlat

célébrationfêteréjouissance

उत्सव

proslava

megünneplésünneplés

hátíîahald

celebrazionefissobrindisi

祝い

축하

vieringfeestfestiviteitfuif

feiring

świętowanie

celebração

празднованиевеселье

praznovanje

svečanost

firande

การฉลอง

kutlama

việc tổ chức ăn mừng

庆典庆祝

celebration

[ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən] N

1. (= act) → celebración f, festejo m
in celebration of → para celebrar

2. (= party) → fiesta f, guateque m; (= festivity) → festividad f
we must have a celebration → hay que celebrarlo or festejarlo, hay que hacer una fiesta
the jubilee celebrations → las conmemoraciones or los festejos del aniversario

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celebration

[ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃ^ən] n

(= party, festival) → fête f

[fact, event] → célébration f

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celebration

n

(= party, festival) → Feier f; (= commemoration, jubilee also) → Gedenkfeier f; (= act of celebrating) → Feiern nt; during the centenary celebrations → während der Hundertjahrfeier(n); in celebration of → zur Feier (+gen)

(= praise) → Verherrlichung f

(of mass, ritual) → Zelebration f; (of communion) → Feier f

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celebration

[ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃ/ən] n (act) → celebrazione f; (festivity) → celebrazione, festa

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celebrate

(ˈseləbreit) verb

to mark by giving a party etc in honour of (a happy or important event). I'm celebrating (my birthday) today. vier يَحْتَفِل чествам celebrar (o)slavit feiern fejre γιορτάζωcelebrar pühitsema جشن گرفتن juhlia fêter לַחגוֹג उत्सव मनाना slaviti (meg)ünnepel merayakan halda hátíðlegan celebrare, festeggiare 祝う 축하하다 švęsti svinēt sambut vierenfeire, festeobchodzić لمانځل، جشن نيول، په مناسبو مراسمو اجرا كول، په خاصه طريقه اجرا كول celebrar a sărbători, a serba праздновать oslavovať proslavljati slaviti fira เฉลิมฉลอง kutlamak 慶祝 святкувати جشن منانا kỷ niệm 庆祝

ˈcelebrated adjective

famous. a celebrated actress. gevierde شَهير، مَشْهور прочут famoso proslavený, slavný berühmt fejret φημισμένοςcélebre, famoso kuulus مشهور tunnettu célèbre מְפוּרסָם प्रसिद्व, मशहूर slavljen híres termashur frægur celebre, famoso 名高い 유명한 įžymus slavens terkenal beroemdfetert, berømtsławny مشهور، نامتو، نوميالى famoso celebru, faimos знаменитый slávny slovit slavan firad ที่มีชื่อเสียง ünlü, meşhur 知名的 знаменитий; славетний مشہور ، نامی گرامی nổi tiếng 著名的

ˌceleˈbration noun

birthday celebrations. viering احْتِفال тържество festa oslava die Feier fest εορτασμόςfiesta, festejo, celebración pidu(stus) جشن juhlinta fêtesמסיבה, חגיגה उत्सव, समारोह proslava (meg)ünneplés pesta hátíðahald festeggiamento 祝賀 축하 šventimas svinības sambutan vieringfeiringobchody فستيوال، جشن،ميله، موسمى ساتيرى festa săr­­­­bă­torire празднование oslava, slávnosť proslavljanje proslava firande งานเฉลิมฉลอง kutlama 慶祝 святкування; урочисте відзначення جشن ، تقریبِ مسرت lễ kỷ niệm 庆祝

ceˈlebrity (-ˈle-) – plural ceˈlebrities – noun

a well-known person. celebrities from the world of entertainment. beroemde persoon شَخصٌ شَهير ، ذائِعِ الصّيت знаменитост celebridade hvězda, celebrita die Berühmtheit kendt person; berømthed; stjerne διασημότηταcelebridad kuulsus آدم مشهور kuuluisuus célébrité יְדוּעַן प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति glasovit híres ember orang termashur nafntogaður celebrità 有名人 유명인 įžymybė slavenība orang yang terkenal beroemdheidkjendis, berømthetosobistość نومیالی سړی celebridade celebritate; vedetă знаменитость slávna osobnosť slavna oseba poznata ličnost celebritet, kändis ผู้มีชื่อเสียง ünlü kişi, meşhur kimse 名人 популярність; знаменитість معروف ، مشہور شخصیت người nổi tiếng 著名人士

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celebration

→ اِحْتِفَال oslava fejring Feier εορτασμός celebración juhlat célébration proslava celebrazione 祝い 축하 viering feiring świętowanie celebração празднование firande การฉลอง kutlama việc tổ chức ăn mừng 庆典

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