1. Célébration. Cérémonie de mariage.
2. (Au figuré) Politesse. S'exprimer avec cérémonie.
3. (Au figuré) (Péjoratif) Manières. Faire des cérémonies.
A ceremonial act, action, or system.
ETYM French cérémonie, Latin caerimonia; perh. akin to Eng. create and from a root signifying to do or make.
1. A formal event performed on a special occasion; SYN. ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance.
2. Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way.
3. The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion.
ETYM Latin functio, from fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. French fonction. Related to Defunct.
1. What something is used for; SYN. purpose, role, use.
2. A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
3. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; SYN. office, part, role.
4. A mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set; SYN. mathematical function.
5. A formal or official social gathering or ceremony.