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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.
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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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