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commencement |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Commencement \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: commencement n 1: the time at which something begins; "They got an early start" [syn: {beginning}, {first}, {outset}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}] 2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: {commencement exercise}, {commencement ceremony}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}] 3: the act of starting something "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: {beginning}, {start}] [ant: {finish}]
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