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commencement
[kuh-mens-muhnt]
noun
an act or instance of commencing; beginning.
the commencement of hostilities.
the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year.
the day on which this ceremony takes place.
commencement
/ əˈɛԲəԳ /
noun
the beginning; start
a ceremony for the presentation of awards at secondary schools
a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees
Other Word Forms
- noncommencement noun
- recommencement noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of commencement1
Example Sentences
Nationalists criticized any possible hint of anti-communist leanings at the school, such as not prominently displaying the Vietnamese flag at commencement.
“People were trying to make it work,” said Melvoin, who spoke at the commencement, joking in his speech that the Bowl could be dubbed “Pali East.”
At Harvard's commencement ceremonies on Thursday, students said there was a "palpable concern" on campus.
Avoid inviting commencement speakers disfavored by the Trump administration?
Arguably the biggest adjustment: abandoning longtime on-campus commencement venue Alumni Park — and its stately red-brick buildings and mature greenery — for the cavernous Coliseum.
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