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  • adjective of or pertaining to a commemoration; serving to commemorate.

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  • verb Present participle of commemorate.

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  • adjective intended as a commemoration

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Examples

  • According to a news release, sponsor of Heinz field, the pack of six bottles, each with a label commemorating a Super Bowl win, sells for $35.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • Swim Ink 2/LLC/Corbis A cigar-box label commemorating Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic.

    A Race Across the Pond Dan Ford 2011

  • World famous OTAKU blogger and enthusiast Danny Choo and South-East Asia†™ s renowned cosplayer and this years Regional Cosplay Championship finalist Alodia Gosiengfiao will be our special guests in commemorating this exciting new launch.

    Otacool International launches at AFA 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • The words of Ataturk in commemorating the battlefield are incredible:

    The Forgotten Wars | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009

  • The state of Virginia has always faced challenges in commemorating its participation in the Civil War, bound up as its narrative inextricably is with the institution of slavery.

    Textbook error: Virginia's Confederate troops and the perils of online research Alexandra Petri 2010

  • From a speech delivered by King Juan Carlos of Spain commemorating the first Thai edition of Don Quixote:

    To The Quicks 2006

  • As you can see, I didn't put a lot up in commemorating the events of September 11, 2001; I frankly couldn't think of anything more to say than what the painting Art Spiegelman did for the cover of The New Yorker of September 24, 2001, already said.

    September 2006 2006

  • From a speech delivered by King Juan Carlos of Spain commemorating the first Thai edition of Don Quixote:

    February 2006 2006

  • I also took this opportunity to present my great buddies a keychain commemorating our friendship.

    Blog De Ganz | Archive | August 2004

  • "If they want a tag commemorating veterans of the Confederacy, I don't have a problem with it," said Bailey, who is black.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

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