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noun
- 1. a beginning or start: "at the commencement of training"
- 2. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on graduating students: North American "a commencement address"
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Learn the meaning of commencement as an act, instance, or time of commencing, or as the ceremonies or day for conferring degrees or diplomas. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Commencement means the beginning of something or a ceremony at which students receive their degrees. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Commencement definition: an act or instance of commencing; beginning. See examples of COMMENCEMENT used in a sentence.
Commencement means the beginning of something or a ceremony at which students receive their degrees. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and listen to the pronunciation.
A commencement is the act of starting out, or blazing a new trail. The suffix -ment makes the word commencement a noun — a thing, an activity, a start. The word can be used for the beginning of anything, from a business meeting to a vacation trip to a marriage.
Commencement is the beginning of something or a ceremony for conferring degrees or diplomas. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms, pronunciation, and word frequency.
n. 1. an act of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities. 2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year. 3. the day this ceremony takes place.
