Noun
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the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
"an inaugural ceremony"
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any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
"the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"
"he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"
"he disposed of it without ceremony"
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a formal event performed on a special occasion
"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
- ceremonial occasion