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cel·e·brate

(sĕl′ə-brāt′)

v. cel·e·brat·ed, cel·e·brat·ing, cel·e·brates

v.tr.

1. To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing. See Synonyms at observe.

2. To perform (a religious ceremony): celebrate Mass.

3. To extol or praise: a sonnet that celebrates love.

4. To make widely known; display: "a determination on the author's part to celebrate ... the offenses of another" (William H. Pritchard).

v.intr.

1. To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.

2. To perform a religious ceremony.

3. To engage in festivities: went out and celebrated after the victory.

[Middle English celebraten, from Latin celebrāre, celebrāt-, to frequent, celebrate, from celeber, celebr-, frequented, famous.]

cel′e·bra′tion n.

cel′e·bra′tor n.

cel′e·bra·to′ry (sĕl′ə-brə-tôr′ē, sə-lĕb′rə-) adj.

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ce•leb•ra•to•ry

(səˈlɛb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj.

serving or intended to celebrate: a celebratory feast.

[1925–30]

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Adj.

celebratory - used for celebrating

Translations

celebratory

[ˌselɪˈbreɪtərɪ] ADJ [event etc] → de celebración
let's have a celebratory dinner → vamos a ofrecer una cena para celebrarlo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

celebratory

[ˈsɛləbreɪtəri] adj [meal] → de fête
Let's have a celebratory drink! → Prenons un verre pour fêter ça!

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

celebratory

adj meal, drink → zur Feier des Tages

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

celebratory

[ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪtrɪ] adj (frm) → per celebrare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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