day of remembrance

Definitions of day of remembrance
  1. noun
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    synonyms: anniversary
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    birthday
    an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
    jubilee
    a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    wedding anniversary
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
    semicentenary, semicentennial
    the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    centenary, centennial
    the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    sesquicentennial
    the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    bicentenary, bicentennial
    the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    tercentenary, tercentennial
    the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    quatercentenary, quatercentennial
    the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    quincentenary, quincentennial
    the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    millenary, millennium
    the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    bimillenary, bimillennium
    the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    diamond jubilee
    an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years
    silver jubilee
    an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years
    silver wedding anniversary
    the 25th wedding anniversary
    golden wedding anniversary
    the 50th wedding anniversary
    diamond wedding, diamond wedding anniversary
    the 60th wedding anniversary
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    day
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
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