Synonyms for commemorative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv

Définition of commemorative

Origin : 1610s, from commemorate + -ive. As a noun meaning "means of commemoration" it is recorded from 1630s; as short for commemorative postage stamp from 1916.

adj in honor of something

Example sentences :

They were either prophetical or commemorative of some particular event.
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

This act deserved to be celebrated in a commemorative picture.
Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) » by Richard Muther

In a bridge the arch is triumphal, both for practical and commemorative ends.
Extract from : « The Collector » by Henry T. Tuckerman

The Patriot of the 2nd of March thought it worthy of 345 commemorative words.
Extract from : « The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2) » by John Cordy Jeaffreson

There is no decoration—some commemorative tablets only—but it is enough.
Extract from : « South America To-day » by Georges Clemenceau

A tavern-pitcher, commemorative of this Quincy road, is shown here.
Extract from : « Stage-coach and Tavern Days » by Alice Morse Earle

It is commemorative of the glory of the Archbishops of Rheims.
Extract from : « Rheims and the Battles for its Possession » by Various

Peru intends to issue one commemorative stamp on September 10, 1895.
Extract from : « Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 » by Various

Deliver a commemorative address suitable for the next holiday.
Extract from : « Public Speaking » by Clarence Stratton

All-Souls, too, has its legend and its commemorative ceremony.
Extract from : « Rides on Railways » by Samuel Sidney

Antonyms for commemorative

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