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1250–1300; Middle English commencen < Anglo-French, Middle French comencer < Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, equivalent to Latin com- com- + initiāre to begin; see initiate
1250–1300; Middle English commencen < Anglo-French, Middle French comencer < Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, equivalent to Latin com- com- + initiāre to begin; see initiate
Related forms
com·mence·a·ble, adjective
com·menc·er, noun
re·com·mence, verb, -menced, -menc·ing.
un·com·menced, adjective
well-com·menced, adjective
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Commenced
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- Long before the civil war the firm commenced in a small way by tanning hides, afterward manufacturing shoes.
- Mortgages were easier to obtain than before, and a building boom commenced.
- The notion of a formal shagging organization was planted, and the shag renaissance commenced.
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Word Origin & History
commence
early 14c., from O.Fr. comencier, from V.L. *cominitiare, orig. "to initiate as priest, consecrate," from L. com- "together" + initiare "to initiate."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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