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cérémonie

ceremony

noun seh-reh-moh-NEE Less Common

Usage Note

Cérémonie can refer to any formal occasion — a wedding, a graduation, a state event. The phrase sans cérémonie means 'informally' or 'without fuss', equivalent to 'no ceremony needed'. The plural cérémonies follows standard rules.

Examples

"La cérémonie a duré deux heures."

Natural Translation

The ceremony lasted two hours.

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