celebratory
Americanadjective
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relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities.
The month of December features several celebratory occasions for our family—both our parents’ birthdays, their wedding anniversary, and Christmas.
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expressing praise.
His new single, recorded last month, is a celebratory ode to family and life on the land.
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of or relating to a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time.
The New Year was underway at the ski resort even before the celebratory hangovers from last night's party had faded away.
Etymology
Origin of celebratory
Example Sentences
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Iranians took to the streets cheering with joy and playing celebratory music after reports of Khamenei's death, according to witnesses and video footage verified by AFP.
From Barron's
Official calculations, considered standard by economists, tell a less celebratory story.
From Barron's
But the women's team are set to attend a celebratory event in Las Vegas this July hosted by rapper Flavor Flav.
From Barron's
In fact, that very evening, after a celebratory cup of tea, Major Puff took up his marching practice around the burrow while the hare looked on in quiet yet twitchy awe.
From Literature
The 9th Party Congress, where North Korea’s leadership sets out its foreign policy and economic and military goals for the next five years, opened Thursday with a celebratory atmosphere.
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