celebration

3 definitions • 5 examples

a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something:

There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.

call for a celebration Such good news calls for (= deserves) a celebration!

the act of celebrating something:

in celebration of Let's buy some champagne in celebration of her safe arrival.

an act of dancing, shouting, etc., to show that you are happy after you have succeeded at something:

He likes to get his teammates excited with his theatrical celebrations.

The referee penalized the wide receiver because his touchdown celebration was excessive.