About The Word Commencement

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Commencement

Commencement Meaning & Definition
Commencement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Commencement?

[n] the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
[n] an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
[n] the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Commencement: beginning | beginning | commencement ceremony | commencement exercise | first | graduation | graduation exercise | kickoff | offset | outset | start | start | starting time

Related Terms | Find terms related to Commencement: A | alpha | baccalaureate service | beginning | birth | blast-off | celebration | ceremonial | ceremony | conception | convocation | creation | cutting edge | dawn | dawning | derivation | edge | empty formality | establishment | exercise | exercises | flying start | formal | formality | foundation | fresh start | function | genesis | graduation | graduation exercises | grass roots | head | inaugural | inauguration | inception | initiation | institution | jump-off | kick-off | leading edge | liturgy | mummery | new departure | observance | office | oncoming | onset | opening | origin | original | origination | outbreak | outset | outstart | performance | provenience | radical | radix | religious ceremony | rise | rite | rite de passage | rite of passage | ritual | root | running start | send-off | service | setting in motion | setting-up | solemnity | solemnization | source | square one | start | starting point | start-off | stem | stock | take-off | taproot

See Also | accession | activation | attack | baccalaureate | birth | change of state | constitution | Creation | debut | entry | establishment | exercise | face-off | first appearance | first step | formation | foundation | founding | groundbreaking | groundbreaking ceremony | housing start | icebreaker | inauguration | incipience | incipiency | initiation | initiative | innovation | installation | installing | installment | instauration | institution | introduction | jump ball | kickoff | launching | opening | opening move | organisation | organization | origination | point | point in time | recommencement | resumption | rise to power | scrum | scrummage | starting point | startup | terminus a quo | threshold | tone-beginning | unveiling

Commencement In Webster's Dictionary

\Com*mence"ment\, n. [F. commencement.] 1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start. The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed ``modern history.'' --Hallam. 2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

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