commencement

CEFRC1

/kəˈmɛnsmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The beginning of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A ceremony where students receive their degrees.

Examples

  • Commencement is typically the first or second Saturday in April.

  • Tom gave the commencement address.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.

  2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

  3. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.

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In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From French commencement; analyzable as commence + -ment.