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Definition of commencement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

commencement

noun
 
/kəˈmensmənt/
 
/kəˈmensmənt/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]
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  1. (formal) beginning
    • the commencement of the financial year
    • You will be required to enrol at the commencement of each academic year.
  2. (North American English) a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas synonym graduationTopics Educationc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.
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