Commencement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈmɛnsmənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Commencement is a noun meaning The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
Meaning
The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
More Meanings
- (education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
Example Sentences
The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.
Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.
Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.
Word Forms
- commencements
Synonyms for commencement
Depending on context, synonyms include rise, origin, beginning, start, dawn, offset.
Antonyms for commencement
Common opposites include end, finish, middle, ending, finishing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beginning, outset, start, offset, first, graduation.
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