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Meaning of 'commencement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Commencement [ n.]
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
- The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

Meaning of 'commencement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . commencement [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of starting something
Example in sentence:
  • he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Meaning (2):
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
Example in sentence:
  • she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her;
  • they got an early start

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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