ceremony
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a formal event performed on a special occasion
a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
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Sense 2 noun
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
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Sense 3 noun
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
an inaugural ceremony
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | celebrate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ceremonial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social occasion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumstance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | funeral |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wedding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pageantry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dedication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | opening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | commemoration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | military ceremony |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | induction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exercise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire walking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | formality |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Maundy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | potlatch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ceremonial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ceremonious |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tea ceremony |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ceremonial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ceremonious |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | groundbreaking |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | purgation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lustrum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | religious ceremony |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | military ceremony |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | presentation |