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feminine

/se.ʁe.mɔ.ni/

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Translation

ceremony

Word origin

From Latin caerimonia ('sacred rite, religious awe'). The Romans themselves could not agree on where the word came from, and its origin before Latin is still unsettled.

Origin: Latin
Root: caerimonia
English cognates: ceremony, ceremonial

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcérémonies

Examples

The ceremony starts at three o'clock.

We attended my cousin's wedding ceremony.

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Do come in, do not stand on ceremony.

The mayor gave a short speech during the ceremony.

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The opening ceremony was broadcast on television.

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This word is part of lesson 40.