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CELEBRATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does celebratory mean?
• CELEBRATORY (adjective)
The adjective CELEBRATORY has 1 sense:
1. used for celebrating
Familiarity information: CELEBRATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used for celebrating
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
celebration (a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event)
Derivation:
celebrate (have a celebration)
Context examples
If you are not ready, you might feel carried away with the celebratory atmosphere of the season.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You may be attending a friend’s wedding, charity benefit, or another celebratory event.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You may be going to a wedding, anniversary or engagement party, shower, or another celebratory event, or you may be planning to attend a trade show.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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