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- Dictionarycommencement/kəˈmɛnsm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the beginning of something: "the commencement of the trial"
- 2. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on university or high-school students: North American "a commencement address"
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COMMENCEMENT definition: 1. the beginning of something: 2. a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMMENCEMENT is an act, instance, or time of commencing. How to use commencement in a sentence.
COMMENCEMENT meaning: 1. the beginning of something: 2. a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees 3…. Learn more.
Commencement definition: an act or instance of commencing; beginning. See examples of COMMENCEMENT used in a sentence.
Commencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.
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.
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.
Definition of commencement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COMMENCEMENT meaning: 1 : the time when something begins beginning usually + of; 2 : a ceremony during which degrees or diplomas are given to students who have graduated from a school or college often used before another noun.
Commencement Definition. kə-mĕnsmənt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The act or time of commencing; beginning; start. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The ceremonies at which degrees or diplomas are conferred at a school or college. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
