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Definition of ceremonious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ceremonious

adjective
 
/ˌserəˈməʊniəs/
 
/ˌserəˈməʊniəs/
(formal)
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  1. behaving or performed in an extremely formal way
    • She unveiled the picture with a ceremonious gesture.
    opposite unceremonious
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French cérémonieux or late Latin caerimoniosus, from Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’, (plural) ‘ritual observances’.
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