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commemorate verb [ kəˈmɛməreɪt ]

• recall and show respect for (someone or something).
• "a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead"
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin commemorat- ‘brought to remembrance’, from the verb commemorare, from com- ‘altogether’ + memorare ‘relate’ (from memor ‘mindful’).


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