| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of observing a day or an event with ceremonies: celebration, commemoration. See REMEMBER. 2. A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual: ceremonial, ceremony, liturgy, office, rite, ritual, service. See RITUAL. 3. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, espial, heed, mark, note, notice, observation, regard, remark. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE. 4. An act of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: compliance, obedience. See RESIST. 5. The act of observing, often for an extended time: observation, scrutiny, watch. See AWARENESS, SEE.
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