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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈkɛ.ɫɛ.broː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.le.bro]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''celebrō''' (present infinitive celebrāre, perfect active celebrāvī, supine celebrātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[celeber]] “crowded, frequented, famous” with the verb suffix [[-ō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Accius, of celebrating a festival.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Accius 170–c. 90 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant to throng, fill a place, as Cicero's house crowded with visitors, to attend in large numbers, crowd round a person, and in Ovid and Tibullus to frequent.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It meant to celebrate a festival, games, a feast or rites, as in Cicero, and to honour with ceremonies.^(OLD 2012) It meant to practise, perform, and in Ulpian to carry out duly.^(OLD 2012) From Cicero it meant to praise, extol, sing the praises of, to talk about, make known, and to confer distinction on.^(OLD 2012)
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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to celebrate, perform, practise.^(Stelten 1995) Its participle ''celebrātus'' gave [[en|celebrate]] in the mid-15th century, first of performing the Mass.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it of a festival.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of thronging and of praising.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 43 BC–18 AD – Ovid uses it of frequenting.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * mid-15th century – English ''celebrate'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To throng, crowd; to attend in numbers.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To frequent.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To [[m|en|celebrate]] a festival, games or rites.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To honour.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To practise, perform.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To praise, extol.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To talk about; to make known.^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[celebrabilis]]
+ * [[celebrātiō]]
+ * [[celebrātor]]
+ * [[celebrēscō]]
+ * [[concelebrō]]
+ * [[incelebrātus]]
+ * [[percelebrō]]
+ * [[celebrātus]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[celeber]]
+ * [[celebritās]]
+ * [[celebriter]]
+ * [[en|celebrate]]
+ * [[en|celebration]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}