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 ceremony ceremony /ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/

noun

  1. () A formal event performed on a special occasion  ( ceremonial , ceremonial occasion , observance , ceremony )
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
      A ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
    a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
  2. () Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way  ( ceremony )
    any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
      The ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
    the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
      He makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
    he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
      He disposed of it without ceremony
    he disposed of it without ceremony
  3. () The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion  ( ceremony )
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
      An inaugural ceremony
    an inaugural ceremony


 working person working person /ˈwɝːkɪŋ ˈpɝːsən/

noun

  1. An employee who performs manual or industrial labor  ( working man , working person , workingman , workman )
    an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
       The skilled workman diligently crafted furniture from raw materials.
    The skilled workman diligently crafted furniture from raw materials.


 friendship friendship /ˈfrɛndʃɪp/

noun

  1. () The state of being friends (or friendly)  ( friendly relationship , mateship [Australian, New Zeland] , friendship )
    the state of being friends (or friendly)
       Their friendship endured through thick and thin.
    Their friendship endured through thick and thin.


 prevarication prevarication /prəˌvɛrəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

  1. The deliberate act of deviating from the truth  ( fabrication , lying , prevarication )
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous  ( equivocation , evasiveness , prevarication )
    intentionally vague or ambiguous
  3. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth  ( prevarication , lie )
    a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
       The detective interrogated the suspect, searching for signs of a lie.
    The detective interrogated the suspect, searching for signs of a lie.


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