ceremony

/ˈser·əˌmoʊ·ni/ n [C/U]

Definition

› a set of acts, often traditional or religious, performed at a formal occasion esp. to recognize an important event, or the performing of such acts: [C] a graduation/wedding ceremony [U] She was buried without ceremony. ceremonial

/ˌser·əˈmoʊ·ni·əl/ adj › The queen’s role is largely ceremonial.

(Definition of ceremony n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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