commemorative

Meaning

Adj

Serving to commemorate something.

Noun

1. An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
2. A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.

Synonyms

memorial

commemorating

honorary

marking

memorable

festal

monumental

recollective

remembering

unforgettable

decicatory

festive

commemorial

Translations

commemorativo

commémoratif

αναμνηστικός

conmemorativo

تذكاري

Gedenk-

celebrativo

herdenkings

comemorativo

commémoratifs

apologetico

commemoratiu

elogiativo

encomiastico

Etymology

First attested in 1612; borrowed from New Latin commemorātīvus, from commemorō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ive, cognate with French commémoratif.