CELEBRATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any joyous diversion

Synonyms:

celebration; festivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("celebration" is a kind of...):

diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "celebration"):

agon (a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes)

conviviality; jollification; merrymaking (a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity)

feria ((in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint)

festival; fete (an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place))

blowout; gala; gala affair; jamboree (a gay festivity)

Ludi Saeculares; secular games (the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era)

victory celebration (a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition)

Derivation:

celebrate (have a celebration)

celebrate (behave as expected during of holidays or rites)