🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

gedenkenswert

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈdɛŋkənˌveːɐ̯t

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Commemorable/kəˈmɛm.ər.ə.bəl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Dieser Jahrestag ist ein gedenkenswertes Ereignis für das ganze Land."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Worthy of being commemorated or kept in remembrance; memorable or significant enough to warrant a formal observance.

    "The historic treaty signing was deemed commemorable by the committee, leading to an annual civic holiday."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'commemorabilis', formed from the verb 'commemorare' (to bring to remembrance, mention), combining 'com-' (intensifier) and 'memor' (mindful). Entering English usage in the late 16th to early 17th century, it retains the semantic sense of being worthy of remembrance or formal celebration.

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