commemorative

[ kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]

/ kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

serving to commemorate: a commemorative monument; a commemorative dinner.

(of a coin, medal, or postage stamp) issued to commemorate a historical event, to honor the memory of a personage, etc.

anything that commemorates.

Origin of commemorative

First recorded in 1605–15; commemorat(ion) + -ive

com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb com·mem·o·ra·tive·ness, noun non·com·mem·o·ra·tive, adjective non·com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb

un·com·mem·o·ra·tive, adjective un·com·mem·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb

Temples could also serve funerary and commemorative functions.

Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon |Nick Romeo |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Expect a boatload of commemorative coins, plates, T-shirts, and baby tchotchkes of all sorts to be sold.

The Royal Baby Is Already Making Britain Better |Daniel Gross |July 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It makes you wonder what the riflemen are going to do with their commemorative coins.

Last Night's Gruesome Execution |David R. Dow |June 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
She was on the 1995 Special Olympics commemorative silver dollar.

The Shy Kennedy |The Daily Beast |August 11, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

She is the only living woman ever put on a dollar coin—a commemorative Special Olympics silver dollar.

Maria's Race Against Time |Lynn Sherr |May 6, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
In both schools a commemorative tablet was put up, as well as one at the Royal Exchange and the Times printing-office.

Old and New London |Walter Thornbury
In a bridge the arch is triumphal, both for practical and commemorative ends.

The Collector |Henry T. Tuckerman
Peru intends to issue one commemorative stamp on September 10, 1895.

Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 |Various
They were either prophetical or commemorative of some particular event.

Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II |Martin Luther
On the triangular pediment rose three tripods like torch-holders, that gave the house the appearance of a commemorative tomb.

Woman Triumphant |Vicente Blasco Ibaez