"celebration of life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: celebrations of life [plural]
Etymology: From celebration + of + life. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|celebration|of|life}} celebration + of + life Head templates: {{en-noun|celebrations of life}} celebration of life (plural celebrations of life)
  1. A memorial service focusing on the positive aspects of a deceased individual's life rather than on mourning the individual's death. Categories (topical): Funeral, Human activity Hypernyms: funeral
    Sense id: en-celebration_of_life-en-noun-xXRWvmqm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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