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ceremony

US /ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/

noun Target · B2 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

a formal event performed on a special occasion

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The awards ceremony will take place in the main hall at seven.

Word Family

NounNoun
ceremony gốc ceremonial ceremoniousness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
ceremonial ceremonious
AdverbAdv
ceremonially ceremoniously

Synonyms

  • ritualany customary observance or practice
  • servicework done by one person or group that benefits another
  • function(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

Collocations

  • Easy attend school graduation diploma ceremony
    to be present at an event or meeting regarding school graduation diploma ceremony
  • Medium organize groundbreaking ribbon-cutting ceremony
    to organize groundbreaking ribbon-cutting ceremony, meaning to create (as an entity)
  • Hard official presidential investiture ceremony protocol
    describing official presidential investiture ceremony protocol (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
  • Very Hard stand on ceremony rigidly and coldly
    to endure, maintain position, or remain upright regarding on ceremony rigidly and coldly

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