Definition of Commencement. Meaning of Commencement. Synonyms of Commencement

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Definition of Commencement

Commencement
Commencement Com*mence"ment, n. [F. commencement.] 1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start. The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed ``modern history.' --Hallam. 2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

Meaning of Commencement from wikipedia

- to the ceremony that is ****ociated with it, which can also be called commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. The date of the graduation...
- Look up commencement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Commencement most commonly refers to graduation, the ceremony at which students receive academic...
- In the United States, a commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, although the...
- Commencement Bay is a bay of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The city of Tacoma is located on the bay, with the Port of Tacoma occupying the...
- The Commencement Bay-class escort aircraft carriers were the last class of escort carriers built for the US Navy in World War II. The ships were based...
- Commencement is the major debut studio album by American rock band Deadsy, released on May 14, 2002. Initially suspended upon distribution changes at Sire...
- Colledge (around which Harvard University eventually grew) held its first Commence­ment in September 1642, when nine degrees were conferred. Today some 1700...
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is a media franchise of space opera role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have...
- Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2304 (C. 100)) The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (Wales) Order...
- Each year, Virginia Tech holds commencement ceremonies at the end of the academic year in May, as well as at the end of the Fall semester in December....