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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] celebratus, past participle of celebrare to frequent, celebrate, from celebr-, celeber much frequented, famous; perhaps akin to Latin celer
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 : to [[perform]] (a [[sacrament]] or solemn [[ceremony]]) [[public]]ly and with appropriate [[rites]]
*2 a : to [[honor]] (as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary [[business]]
:b : to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine
*3 : to hold up or [[play]] up for [[public]] notice <her [[poetry]] celebrates the [[glory]] of [[nature]]>
:intransitive verb
*1 : to observe a holiday, [[perform]] a [[religious]] ceremony, or take part in a festival
*2 : to observe a notable occasion with festivities
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] celebratus, past participle of celebrare to frequent, celebrate, from celebr-, celeber much frequented, famous; perhaps akin to Latin celer
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 : to [[perform]] (a [[sacrament]] or solemn [[ceremony]]) [[public]]ly and with appropriate [[rites]]
*2 a : to [[honor]] (as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary [[business]]
:b : to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine
*3 : to hold up or [[play]] up for [[public]] notice <her [[poetry]] celebrates the [[glory]] of [[nature]]>
:intransitive verb
*1 : to observe a holiday, [[perform]] a [[religious]] ceremony, or take part in a festival
*2 : to observe a notable occasion with festivities
[[Category: General Reference]]
