Definitions

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  • adjective In the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.

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  • adjective used for celebrating

Etymologies

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celebrate +‎ -ory

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Examples

  • "It's lightened a lot of spirits," said Greg Stank, 24 years old, as he departed on what he called a "celebratory march."

    Protesters Win Some, Lose Some Sophia Hollander 2011

  • And sincerely, to those in celebratory ways, my wishes for happiest of Passover, Easter, Beckett’s Birthday, etc.

    Slipping Beauty | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast 2006

  • In Australia the headline writers have coined the celebratory phrases already.

    Cadel Evans blazes ahead to become first Australian Tour de France winner 2011

  • British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "angry and repulsed", while his foreign secretary, David Miliband, termed the celebratory images "deeply upsetting."

    Outrageous Behavior: Bogus Bluster From Bigwigs Hides Lockerbie Truth 2009

  • Also, more gun fire both (ph) celebratory, which is the custom in many Arab funerals to fire guns in the air, and also by security officers trying to still clear people away.

    CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2004 2004

  • Mandela goes to the White House to meet President Clinton Tuesday for what U.S. officials are calling a celebratory summit.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

  • The article also described a drunken dinner party in Paris involving McChrystal, his aides and their wives, but the inspector general concluded it was "celebratory" - it was McChrystal's wedding anniversary - but not drunken or disorderly.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • Anti-Olympic protesters will have their last chance Sunday to draw world attention to their issues, but they appear headed into their so-called celebratory street party more divided and disparate than they were even as the loose coalition that organized a massive demonstration on the Games 'opening day.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2010

  • Washington Post, in what I would describe as a celebratory article, is very clear about what Shora's role will be at TSA.

    Jihad Monitor 2010

  • Just a lot of, you know, kind of celebratory noise at the camp.

    A Shaft Of Hope Opens For Trapped Miners 2010

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