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# celebratory

adjective (celebratory)

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

## Everyday

Done or made to celebrate something happy, like a birthday or a win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and stories: a celebratory cake, a celebratory dance, a celebratory meal after a match. It tells the reader there is joy about something good. Phrases: celebratory meal, celebratory mood, celebratory drink.

### Examples

- We had a celebratory pizza after winning the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x1)
- The team did a celebratory dance on the pitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x2)
- There was a celebratory mood in the classroom on the last day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x3)
- Dad baked a celebratory cake when I passed my swimming test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x4)
- The players poured celebratory water over the coach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x5)
- A celebratory cheer went up from the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x6)
- The village held a celebratory party when the bridge opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x7)

### Note

Goes before a noun (a celebratory meal). Pronounced SEL-a-bray-tor-ee (UK) or se-LEB-ra-tor-ee (US). Related: celebrate, celebration.

## On Mova

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