Commencement

Noun

 * 1) The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
 * 2) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
 * 3) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.

Adjectives for Commencement
elementary; prosperous; propitious; belated; annual; current.

Related terms
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Thesaurus
beginning, birth, blast-off, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, conception, convocation, creation, cutting edge, dawn, dawning, derivation, edge, empty formality, establishment, exercise, exercises, flying start, formal, formality, foundation, fresh start, function, genesis, graduation, graduation exercises, grass roots, head, inaugural, inauguration, inception, initiation, institution, jump-off, kick-off, leading edge, liturgy, mummery, new departure, observance, office, oncoming, onset, opening, origin, original, origination, outbreak, outset, outstart, performance, provenience, radical, radix, religious ceremony, rise, rite, rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual, root, running start, send-off, service, setting in motion, setting-up, solemnity, solemnization, source, square one, start, start-off, starting point, stem, stock, take-off, taproot

Etymology
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Translations

 * Armenian:
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 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish: inicio, incoación


 * Dutch: afsluitceremonie


 * Mandarin: 学位授予典礼

Etymology
comencement:, corresponding to

Noun

 * 1) beginning, start

Etymology
comencement:, corresponding to

Noun

 * 1) beginning, start