commencement
The first existence of anythingThe first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
» Tom gave the commencement address.
Том произнёс напутственную речь. — al42and
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.
нача́лоnačálo
(countable, uncountable)The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
(countable, uncountable)A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the act of starting something
Examples
3 sentencesTom gave the commencement address.
ruТом произнёс напутственную речь. — al42and
Commencement is typically the first or second Saturday in April.
This event, also called commencement, is where schools recognize the students who successfully completed their degree programs.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From French commencement; analyzable as commence + -ment.From French commencement; analyzable as commence + -ment.
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Forms
plural: commencements| Singular | commencement |
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Synonyms
16 synonyms- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred:commencement exercisecommencement ceremonygraduationgraduation exercise
- the time at which something is supposed to begin:beginningfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtime
- the act of starting something:beginningstart
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.