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in commemoration of someone/something collocation in order to remember officially and give respect to a great person or important event: There is a plaque on the church wall in commemoration of these brave men. A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.为纪念独立日特别制作了一套邮票。 See
commemoration The monument was built in commemoration of the Scottish patriot William Wallace. The play is performed every ten years in commemoration of the village being saved from the plague in 1634. The tree was planted in commemoration of the bicentennial of George Washington's birthday. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Remembering, reminding and reminders aide-mémoire annal awaken someone to something be engraved on someone's memory/mindidiom be etched on/in someone's memoryidiom commit echo if my memory serves me rightidiom imprint indelible jog someone's memoryidiom keepsake recall remind someone of something/someone reminder reminisce reminiscence reminiscent shade stamp |