{
    "term": "celebration",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a special event that people organize in order to celebrate something",
            "sensetop": "at a celebration",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The occasion was the 40th **anniversary celebrations** of the orchestra."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**birthday celebrations**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "wedding/victory celebrations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope you'll join in the Christmas celebrations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They held a celebration to mark forty years of the lifeboat service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As part of the celebrations, the school is planning an open day for the public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were among the crowd that attended the celebration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The winners will be honoured at a celebration in Boston next week.",
                    "contextForm": "at a celebration"
                },
                {
                    "text": "50th anniversary celebrations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Poor weather prevented the official celebrations from taking place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were wild street celebrations when England won the Cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They held a special celebration in his honour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a double birthday celebration"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The celebrations continued with a cabaret dinner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The villagers are so delighted they're holding a celebration to mark the best harvest in years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are already preparing for his 80th birthday celebrations in October."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is gearing up for Republic Day celebrations on 26 January."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "noisy"],
                "verb + celebration": ["have", "hold", "join"],
                "celebration + noun": ["dinner", "party"],
                "preposition": ["in celebration of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a cause for celebration",
                    "a celebration of somebody’s life",
                    "a celebration to mark something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of celebrating something",
            "sensetop": "celebration of somethingin celebration of something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her triumph was a **cause for celebration**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The service was a celebration of his life *(= praised what he had done in his life)*.",
                    "contextForm": "celebration of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city's annual celebration of Caribbean culture kicks off on June 4."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a party in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary",
                    "contextForm": "in celebration of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a day of celebration and national unity"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The victory was a cause for great celebration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They organized a dinner in celebration of the year's successes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a joyous celebration of life"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "noisy"],
                "verb + celebration": ["have", "hold", "join"],
                "celebration + noun": ["dinner", "party"],
                "preposition": ["in celebration of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a cause for celebration",
                    "a celebration of somebody’s life",
                    "a celebration to mark something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ce/celebration/celebration__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ce/celebration/celebration__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from Latin celebratio(n-), from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’."
}