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ceremony

noun

any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

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Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

    “the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine”

noun

  1. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

    “an inaugural ceremony”

noun

  1. a formal event performed on a special occasion

    “a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor”

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Example Sentences

the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
he disposed of it without ceremony
an inaugural ceremony
a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor

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