- commencement
- noun Date: 13th century 1. an act, instance, or time of commencing 2. a. the ceremonies or the day for conferring degrees or diplomas b. the period of activities at this time
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commencement — [ kɔmɑ̃smɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1119; de commencer ♦ Le fait de commencer; ce qui commence. 1 ♦ Ce qui vient d abord (dans une durée, un processus), première partie. ⇒ début. Le commencement du siècle, de l année, du mois, de la semaine. Le commencement du … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Commencement — Com*mence ment, n. [F. commencement.] 1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start. [1913 Webster] The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commencement — late 13c., beginning, from O.Fr. comencement beginning, start (Mod.Fr. commencement), from comencier (see COMMENCE (Cf. commence)). Meaning school graduation ceremony attested by 1850, Amer.Eng. (Sense entrance upon the privileges of a master or… … Etymology dictionary
Commencement — (fr., spr. Kommangs mang), Anfang … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
commencement — index birth (beginning), derivation, embryo, genesis, inception, nascency, origin (source) … Law dictionary
commencement — [n] ceremony marking the beginning of stage admission, alpha, birth, bow, celebration, convocation, countdown, curtain raiser*, dawn, dawning, genesis, graduation, initiation, kickoff*, onset, opener, opening, outset, proem, services, start,… … New thesaurus
commencement — ► NOUN 1) the beginning of something. 2) N. Amer. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred … English terms dictionary
