commencement

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English

Etymology

From French commencement; analyzable as commence +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
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  • Hyphenation: com‧mence‧ment

Noun

commencement (countable and uncountable, plural commencements)

  1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
    Synonyms: rise, origin, beginning, start, dawn
    The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.
    • 1800, William Took, View of the Russian empire during the reign of Catharine the Second:
      Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.
    • 2022 January 12, “Network News: Thousands savour Okehampton visit”, in RAIL, number 948, page 11:
      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.
  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. Sometimes before the actual graduation.

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French

Etymology

From Old French comencement, corresponding to commencer (“to begin”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

Noun

commencement m (plural commencements)

  1. beginning, start

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Old French comencement, corresponding to commencer +‎ -ment

Noun

commencement m (plural commencemens)

  1. beginning, start
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