commencement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
Etymology
From French commencement; analyzable as commence + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.
Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.
1800, William Took, View of the Russian empire during the reign of Catharine the Second:Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.
2022 January 12, “Network News: Thousands savour Okehampton visit”, in RAIL, number 948, page 11:
- (countable, uncountable) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- (countable, uncountable) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commencements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
convocation (graduation ceremony)
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
start · dawn · origin · beginning · rise
Translations (56)
pt começo (an act of commencing or beginning) · fi aloitus (an act of commencing or beginning) · ko 졸업식 (graduation ceremony) · sa आद (an act of commencing or beginning) · id wisuda (day degrees are conferred) · it giorno della consegna diplomi (day degrees are conferred) · nl aanvang (an act of commencing or beginning) · bg поде́мане (an act of commencing or beginning) · fr commencement (an act of commencing or beginning) · vi lễ ra trường (graduation ceremony) · ms majlis konvokesyen (graduation ceremony) · pt início (an act of commencing or beginning) · pl dzień rozdania dyplomów (day degrees are conferred) · ms upacara konvokesyen (graduation ceremony) · fi valmistujaiset (graduation ceremony) · es incoación (an act of commencing or beginning) · it cerimonia di consegna diplomi (graduation ceremony) · pdt Aunfank (an act of commencing or beginning) · pt formatura (graduation ceremony) · it cominciamento (an act of commencing or beginning) · fi valmistujaisseremonia (graduation ceremony) · ko 학위수여식 (day degrees are conferred) · ms permulaan (an act of commencing or beginning) · fi promootio (graduation ceremony) · ar فاتِحَة (an act of commencing or beginning) · ru нача́ло (an act of commencing or beginning) · ms hari konvo (day degrees are conferred) · ms majlis penyampaian ijazah (graduation ceremony) · mi ōrokotīmatanga (an act of commencing or beginning) · hi आरंभ (an act of commencing or beginning) · hi प्रारंभ (an act of commencing or beginning) · ms pembukaan (an act of commencing or beginning) · ms istiadat konvokesyen (graduation ceremony) · mi tīmatanga (an act of commencing or beginning) · bg дипломи́ране (day degrees are conferred) · sa आरम्भ (an act of commencing or beginning) · cmn 畢業禮 /毕业礼 (graduation ceremony) · vi bắt đầu (an act of commencing or beginning) · bg дипломи́ране (graduation ceremony) · hy սկիզբ (an act of commencing or beginning) · mi atinga (an act of commencing or beginning) · bg наче́ване (an act of commencing or beginning) · it inizio (an act of commencing or beginning) · ca començament (an act of commencing or beginning) · fi alku (an act of commencing or beginning) · id wisuda (graduation ceremony) · ms konvokesyen (day degrees are conferred) · pl rozpoczęcie (an act of commencing or beginning) · it cerimonia di graduazione (graduation ceremony) · fi valmistumispäivä (day degrees are conferred) · ja 卒業式 (graduation ceremony) · pl ceremonia rozdania dyplomów (graduation ceremony) · vi lễ tốt nghiệp (graduation ceremony) · cmn 畢業典禮 /毕业典礼 (graduation ceremony) · ms majlis graduasi (graduation ceremony) · nl afsluitceremonie (graduation ceremony)