COMMEMORATIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does commemorative mean? • COMMEMORATIVE (noun)
The noun COMMEMORATIVE has 1 sense:
1. an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
Familiarity information: COMMEMORATIVE used as a noun is very rare.
• COMMEMORATIVE (adjective)
The adjective COMMEMORATIVE has 1 sense:
1. intended as a commemoration
Familiarity information: COMMEMORATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COMMEMORATIVE (noun)
Meaning:
An object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("commemorative" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
• COMMEMORATIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Intended as a commemoration
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
commemorating; commemorative
Context example:
a commemorative plaque
Pertainym:
commemoration (a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something)
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