"commemorative" meaning in English

See commemorative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈmɛm(ə)rətɪv/ Forms: commemorative [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: commemorate + -ive Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|commemorate|ive}} commemorate + -ive Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is commemorative, it serves to commemorate something.
    Sense id: simple-commemorative-en-adj-HS0JwYiP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ive

Noun

IPA: /kəˈmɛm(ə)rətɪv/ Forms: commemorative [singular], commemoratives [plural]
Etymology: commemorate + -ive Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|commemorate|ive}} commemorate + -ive Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A commemorative is an object made to commemorate something.
    Sense id: simple-commemorative-en-noun-nkp0rP2r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ive
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