observance   (Sound)

The noun observance has 4 senses

• observation, observance, watching -- (the act of observing; taking a patient look)


• ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance -- (a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor")


• notice, observation, observance -- (the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police")


• honoring, observance -- (conformity with law or custom or practice etc.)