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Antonyms for commemorative

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv

Definition 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

Synonyms for commemorative

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