ceremony
/ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/
noun
- A formal event or series of actions performed on a special occasion, such as a wedding, graduation, or award presentation.
- They planned a beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony.
- The graduation ceremony will be held in the main auditorium.
- The opening ceremony of the Olympics was spectacular.
- Formal, polite behavior or the observance of established rules of etiquette.
- The butler performed his duties with great ceremony.
- There was no ceremony in their goodbye; they just waved and left.
- She was treated with the ceremony due to a visiting professor.
- An often meaningless or exaggerated formal act; a ritual.
- The handshake was just a ceremony; they didn't really trust each other.
- They made a ceremony of pouring tea, though no one was thirsty.
- Let's skip the ceremony and get straight to business.
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