celebrate

/ˈsel·əˌbreɪt/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to recognize an important occasion by taking part in an activity that makes it special: [T] Children’s Day has been celebrated in Japan for hundreds of years. celebration

/ˌsel·əˈbreɪ·ʃən/ n [C/U] › [C] a Fourth of July celebration

(Definition of celebrate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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