Definition of "commemorative" []

• Honoring or preserving the memory of another. (adjective)
• Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. (noun)

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• "This year, though, the announcer couldn't quite get the word commemorative out."
• "The texts are often expressed in commemorative language such as "with this retablo I offer thanks" and usually give various details about the beneficiary and situation. 28 These votive offerings are created specifically to be put on display in the shrines of a particular virgin, saint, or Christ figure to publicize their supernatural powers, a process that promotes the reputation of the divine image and, in turn, that of the shrine and its keepers as well."
• "Christmas Island became an Australian Territory on 1 October 1958 under the Christmas Island Act. Fifty years on, this magnificent anniversary commemorative is being issued by The Perth Mint with a design celebrating the Island’s spectacular wildlife."