n 1: the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: observation, watching]
2: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony
commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion]
3: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the
notice of the police" [syn: notice, observation]
4: conformity with law or custom or practice etc. [syn: honoring]
[ant: nonobservance]