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# celebration

«celebration» in Mova's school dictionary: **A special event, like a party, held because something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a celebration, celebrations; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#m1)

2) The act of showing that you are happy about something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#m2)

3) (formal) The act of performing a religious ceremony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x1)
- The team's celebration lasted all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x2)
- There were fireworks in celebration of the festival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x3)
- Passing the test is a cause for celebration! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x4)
- Our class had a celebration assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x5)
- The whole town joined the celebrations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/#x6)
- The footballer did a funny celebration after his goal. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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).

### In the corpora

- ["Celebration of life" means a funeral or memorial service with a cheerful mood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/3-death-and-feeling-poorly/14/)
- [Either way, it's a celebration of becoming a family.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/522-adoption/36/)
- ["Novyi rik" means New Year, a huge family celebration with a tree.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/28-shchedryk-new-year-easter-eggs-birthdays/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «celebration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.