"commemoratory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more commemoratory [comparative], most commemoratory [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in 1695; borrowed from New Latin commemorātōrius, from Latin commemorō. Cognate with French commémoratoire, by surface analysis, commemorate + -ory. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1695}} 1695, {{etydate|1695}} First attested in 1695, {{bor+|en|NL.|commemorātōrius|nocap=1}} borrowed from New Latin commemorātōrius, {{der|en|la|commemorō}} Latin commemorō, {{cog|fr|commémoratoire}} French commémoratoire, {{surf|en|commemorate|-ory|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, commemorate + -ory Head templates: {{en-adj}} commemoratory (comparative more commemoratory, superlative most commemoratory)
  1. Pertaining to commemoration.
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  2. (rare) Comemmorative Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-commemoratory-en-adj-lRE1PRoZ
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