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# celebration

noun (a celebration, celebrations; also uncountable)

«celebration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#m1)
2. The act of showing that you are happy about something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#m2)
3. (formal) The act of performing a religious ceremony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: birthdays, holidays, festivals, weddings, winning a match. In school, celebration assemblies for good work. In maths, problems about party food and guests. Phrases: «a cause for celebration», «in celebration of», «birthday celebrations».

### Examples

- We had a big celebration for Grandma's birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x1)
- The team's celebration lasted all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x2)
- There were fireworks in celebration of the festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x3)
- Passing the test is a cause for celebration! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x4)
- Our class had a celebration assembly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x5)
- The whole town joined the celebrations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x6)
- The footballer did a funny celebration after his goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x7)
- At a great celebration in honor of King Lion, the Monkey was asked to dance for the company. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x8)

### Note

Countable and uncountable. Verb «celebrate». Adjective «celebratory». Do not confuse with «celebrity» (a famous person).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «celebration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«celebration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/celebration.html) on Mova free.