commemorativeness
|com-mem-o-ra-tiv-ness|
/kəˌmɛmərəˈtɪv.nəs/
(commemorative)
honor or remember
Etymology
'commemorativeness' originates from Latin, specifically the verb 'commemorare', where the prefix 'com-' meant 'together' and 'memor-' (from 'memorare'/'memor') meant 'to remember' or 'mindful'.
'commemorativeness' developed through English from Latin 'commemorare' via Old French 'commemorer' and Middle English forms (e.g. 'commemoren'), producing the verb 'commemorate', the adjective 'commemorative', and finally the abstract noun 'commemorativeness'.
Initially Latin 'commemorare' meant 'to call to mind or mention', and over time the sense broadened in English to include 'honor or celebrate the memory of'; the modern noun now denotes the quality or tendency to commemorate.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being commemorative; the tendency or character of honoring or remembering a person, event, or cause.
The commemorativeness of the ceremony was clear in the careful tributes and moments of silence.
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