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observances observances definition

observances


 
  Grep  of  noun  observance 
  nonobservance 
  observance 
 
  Overview  of  noun  observance 
 
  The  noun  observance  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  observation,  observance,  watching  --  (the  act  of  observing;  taking  a  patient  look) 
  2.  ceremony,  ceremonial,  ceremonial  occasion,  observance  --  (a  formal  event  performed  on  a  special  occasion;  "a  ceremony  commemorating  Pearl  Harbor") 
  3.  notice,  observation,  observance  --  (the  act  of  noticing  or  paying  attention;  "he  escaped  the  notice  of  the  police") 
  4.  honoring,  observance  --  (conformity  with  law  or  custom  or  practice  etc.) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  observance 
 
  The  noun  observance  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  observation,  observance,  watching  --  (the  act  of  observing;  taking  a  patient  look) 
  2.  ceremony,  ceremonial,  ceremonial  occasion,  observance  --  (a  formal  event  performed  on  a  special  occasion;  "a  ceremony  commemorating  Pearl  Harbor") 
  3.  notice,  observation,  observance  --  (the  act  of  noticing  or  paying  attention;  "he  escaped  the  notice  of  the  police") 
  4.  honoring,  observance  --  (conformity  with  law  or  custom  or  practice  etc.) 



observances definition