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# celebratory

«celebratory» in Mova's school dictionary: **Done or made to celebrate something happy, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (celebratory)

### meaning for a pupil

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

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x1)
- The team did a celebratory dance on the pitch. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x3)
- Dad baked a celebratory cake when I passed my swimming test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x4)
- The players poured celebratory water over the coach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x5)
- A celebratory cheer went up from the crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebratory/#x6)
- The village held a celebratory party when the bridge opened. [tree →](https://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

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