ceremony-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: observance

Commentary: CEREMONY[+event] ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion

Examples:
A ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor was held in the park.
An inaugural ceremony will be held on Tuesday.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1 3

Sense Number 2: overproduction

Commentary: CEREMONY[+event] any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

Examples:
The ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine.
He makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball.
He disposed on it without ceremony.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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