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celebratory

[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]

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adjective

relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities.
The month of December features several celebratory occasions for our family—both our parents’ birthdays, their wedding anniversary, and Christmas.
expressing praise.
His new single, recorded last month, is a celebratory ode to family and life on the land.
of or relating to a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time.
The New Year was underway at the ski resort even before the celebratory hangovers from last night's party had faded away.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of celebratory¹

celebrat(e) ( def. ) + -ory ¹ ( def. )

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You create a tone that is celebratory, but also candid and sometimes critical.

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For the school system, the immigration furor put a chill on a normally celebratory time — graduation season.

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Further along Derby Lane, trophy sellers Trophies for All is also cashing in on the celebratory mood.

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Dr. Dre, the rapper, producer and music mogul, waited cheerfully through celebratory speeches before making brief remarks.

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Wolf said he learned of Reubens’ death on “the day that everybody found out that Paul died,” through the news media coverage and the many sad, celebratory tributes that followed.

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