celebratoryadj.
/ˌsɛlᵻˈbreɪt(ə)ri/, /ˈsɛlᵻbrət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈsɛləbrəˌtɔri/, /ˌsɛləˈbreɪdəri/ Serving to celebrate something or someone; of, relating to, or characterized by celebration.
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1809 European Mag. & London Rev. July 41/2 A very elegant and amusing description of the..tournament, celebratory of the nuptials of the marquis and Sabina.
1864 N. Amer. & U.S. Gaz. 9 Nov. 1/6 Celebratory speeches were made by a number of gentlemen.
1955 Times 23 May 9/3 Celebratory parades at home and oversea.
1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 27/2 Sainsbury's sparkling Saumur and Blanquette de Limeaux are useful for celebratory Buck's Fizzes.
2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 Mar. 9 Party activists were in a celebratory and upbeat mood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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