commencement
Use Commencement in a sentence
mənt 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the beginning; start |
| 2. | a. (US), (Canadian) a ceremony for the presentation of awards at secondary schools |
| b. (US) a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees | |
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Commencement
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Word Origin & History
commencement
mid-13c., from O.Fr. comencement (Mod.Fr. commencement), from comencier (see commence).
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Example sentences
Thank you for giving us this singular privilege of being part of this commencement ceremony.
Graduation from high school marks the commencement of the fourth stage of life, professional development.
Your commencement speaker will avoid declarative statements leading to definite conclusions wherever possible.
Another college commencement season has come and gone, and it.
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