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- [kuh-mens-muh nt]
- /kəˈmɛns mənt/
- /kəˈmens.mənt/
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- [kuh-mens-muh nt]
- /kəˈmɛns mənt/
Definitions of commencement word
- uncountable noun commencement The commencement of something is its beginning. 3
- variable noun commencement Commencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas. 3
- noun commencement the beginning; start 3
- noun commencement a ceremony for the presentation of awards at secondary schools 3
- noun commencement a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees 3
- noun commencement the act or time of commencing; beginning; start 3
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Origin of commencement
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French. See commence, -ment
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Parts of speech for Commencement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
commencement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
commencement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commencement
noun commencement
- outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
- dawning — gradually beginning to become light
- convocation — A convocation is a meeting or ceremony attended by a large number of people.
- kickoff — Football. a place kick or a drop kick from the 40-yard line of the team kicking at the beginning of the first and third periods or after the team kicking has scored a touchdown or field goal.
- onset — a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
Antonyms for commencement
noun commencement
- death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
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