Commemorable
[kuh-mem-uh-reyt] /kəˈmɛm əˌreɪt/
verb (used with object), commemorated, commemorating.
1.
to serve as a memorial or reminder of:
The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
2.
to honor the memory of by some observance:
to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
3.
to make honorable mention of.
/kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to honour or keep alive the memory of
v.
1590s, from Latin commemoratus, past participle of commemorare “bring to remembrance” (see commemoration). Related: Commemorated; commemorates; commemorating.
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