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Definition of Commencements
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.