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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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n.

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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commencement
noun
1.	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" [ant: middle, end]
2.	an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
3.	the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning] [ant: finish]

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comˈmencement1 noun

beginning

Arabic:	بَدْء، ابْتِداء
Chinese (Simplified):	开始
Chinese (Traditional):	開始
Czech:	začátek; datum vzniku
Danish:	påbegyndelse
Dutch:	aanvang
Estonian:	algus
Finnish:	alku
French:	commencement
German:	der Beginn
Greek:	έναρξη
Hungarian:	kezdet
Icelandic:	byrjun, upphaf
Indonesian:	awal
Italian:	inizio

Japanese:	開始
Korean:	시작; 졸업식
Latvian:	sākums; iesākšanās
Lithuanian:	pradžia
Norwegian:	begynnelse
Polish:	rozpoczęcie
Portuguese (Brazil):	começo
Portuguese (Portugal):	começo
Romanian:	început
Russian:	начало
Slovak:	začiatok
Slovenian:	začetek
Spanish:	comienzo
Turkish:	başlama, başlangıç

comˈmencement2 noun

a ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees

Arabic:	حَفْلَة تَخْريج
Chinese (Simplified):	毕业典礼
Chinese (Traditional):	畢業典禮
Czech:	promoce
Danish:	årsafslutning; translokation
Estonian:	ülikooli lõpuaktus
Greek:	γιορτή αποφοίτησης
Hungarian:	avatási nap, diplomaavató ünnepély
Indonesian:	wisuda
Italian:	(cerimonia del conferimento delle lauree)

Latvian:	(augstskolas) izlaiduma akts
Lithuanian:	universiteto baigimo iškilmės, aktas
Norwegian:	eksamensfest, avslutning for avgangselever, *-studenter
Polish:	promocja
Russian:	актовый день
Slovak:	promócia, slávnostné ukončenie školského roku
Slovenian:	podelitev diplom ali priznanj
Spanish:	(ceremonia de) graduación
Turkish:	diploma töreni

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Commencement

Com*mence"ment\, n. [F. commencement.]

1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed "modern history." --Hallam.

2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

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