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ceremony
ceremony: n. (pl. -ies) 1 a formal religious or public occasion, esp. celebrating a particular event or anniversary.
2 formalities, esp. of an empty or ritualistic kind (ceremony of exchanging compliments).
3 excessively polite behaviour (bowed low with great ceremony). øMaster of Ceremonies 1 ( also MC) a person introducing speakers at a banquet, or entertainers in a variety show.
2 a person in charge of ceremonies at a state or public occasion. stand on ceremony insist on the observance of formalities. without ceremony informally. [ME f. OF ceremonie or L caerimonia religious worship]
Most popular pairs with ceremony
wedding ceremony
flag ceremony
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