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1. (n.) commencement
an act of commencing; beginning:
the commencement of hostilities.
2. commencement
the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year.
3. commencement
the day this ceremony takes place.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME < AF, OF)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
2. (noun) commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
3. (noun) beginning, start, commencement
the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
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1. (noun) Commencement
the first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start
2. (noun) Commencement
the day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others
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Sense: beginning.
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 Afrikaans: begin, aanvang |
 Arabic: بَدْء، ابْتِداء |
 Bulgarian: започване |
 Brazilian: começo |
 Czech: začátek; datum vzniku |
 German: der Beginn |
 Danish: påbegyndelse |
 Greek: έναρξη |
 Spanish: comienzo |
 Estonian: algus |
 Farsi: شروع |
 Finnish: alku |
 French: commencement |
 Hebrew: הַתחָלָה |
 Hindi: आरम्भ |
 Croatian: početak |
 Hungarian: kezdet |
 Indonesian: awal |
 Icelandic: byrjun, upphaf |
 Italian: inizio |
 Japanese: 開始 |
 Korean: 시작 |
 Lithuanian: pradžia |
 Latvian: sākums; iesākšanās |
 Malay: permulaan |
 Dutch: aanvang |
 Norwegian: begynnelse |
 Polish: rozpoczęcie |
 Persian: شروع |
 Pashto: پيل: دبرى ليكونو دويشلو پ |
 Portuguese: começo |
 Romanian: început |
 Russian: начало |
 Slovak: začiatok |
 Slovenian: začetek |
 Serbian: početak |
 Swedish: början, begynnelse |
 Thai: การเริ่ม |
 Turkish: başlama, başlangıç |
 Taiwanese: 開始 |
 Ukrainian: початок |
 Urdu: آغاز |
 Vietnamese: sự bắt đầu |
 Chinese: 开始 |
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