WORD: celebratory
PRONUNCIATION: Pronunciation[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, suh-leb-ruh-]
ORIGIN: 1425–75; late ME < L celebrātus ptp. of celebrāre to solemnize, celebrate, honor, equiv. to celebr- (s. of celeber) often repeated, famous + -ātus -ate1]
PART OF SPEECH: adjective
SENTENCE: The party had a celebratory atmosphere.
RELATED FORMS: celebrate, celebrative, "celebratory." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 16 Mar. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/celebratory>.
