observance

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noun

1. the act of observing;
taking a patient look (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
observation, watching
• Derivationally related forms:
watch (for: watching), observe, observe (for: observation)
• Hypernyms:
look, looking, looking at
• Hyponyms:
monitoring, sighting, stargazing
2. the act of noticing or paying attention
- he escaped the notice of the police
• Syn:
notice, observation
• Derivationally related forms:
observant, observe, observe (for: observation), notice (for: notice)
• Hypernyms:
attention, attending
• Hyponyms:
mind, remark
3. conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
• Syn:
honoring
• Ant:
nonobservance
• Derivationally related forms:
observant, observe, honor (for: honoring)
• Hypernyms:
conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
• Hyponyms:
punctilio
4. a formal event performed on a special occasion
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
• Syn:
ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion
• Derivationally related forms:
observe, ceremonial (for: ceremonial), ceremonial (for: ceremony)
• Hypernyms:
affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function
• Hyponyms:
circumstance, funeral, wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials,
hymeneals, pageant, pageantry, dedication, opening, commemoration,
memorialization, memorialisation, military ceremony, initiation, induction, installation,
exercise, fire walking, formality, formalities, Maundy, potlatch

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  honoring, notice, observation, ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, watching