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commencement

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com⋅mence⋅ment

  [kuh-mens-muhnt]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities.
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year.
3. the day on which this ceremony takes place.
Origin:
1225–75; ME < AF, OF. See commence, -ment
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com·mence·ment   (kə-měns'mənt)   
n.  

  1. A beginning; a start.

    1. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.

    2. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.

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