celebration

«celebration» in Mova's school dictionary: A special event, like a party, held because something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a celebration, celebrations; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day. tree →

2) The act of showing that you are happy about something. tree →

3) (formal) The act of performing a religious ceremony. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday life: birthdays, holidays, festivals, weddings, winning a match. In school, celebration assemblies for good work. In maths, problems about party food and guests. Phrases: «a cause for celebration», «in celebration of», «birthday celebrations».

examples

• We had a big celebration for Grandma's birthday. tree →
• The team's celebration lasted all night. tree →
• There were fireworks in celebration of the festival. tree →
• Passing the test is a cause for celebration! tree →
• Our class had a celebration assembly. tree →
• The whole town joined the celebrations. tree →
• The footballer did a funny celebration after his goal. tree →
• At a great celebration in honor of King Lion, the Monkey was asked to dance for the company. tree →

note

Countable and uncountable. Verb «celebrate». Adjective «celebratory». Do not confuse with «celebrity» (a famous person).

In the corpora

• "Celebration of life" means a funeral or memorial service with a cheerful mood.
• Either way, it's a celebration of becoming a family.
• "Novyi rik" means New Year, a huge family celebration with a tree.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «celebration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.