Definition of Commencements. Meaning of Commencements. Synonyms of Commencements

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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.

Meaning of Commencements from wikipedia

- A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, although the term is also used for...
- Look up commencement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Commencement most commonly refers to graduation, the ceremony at which students receive academic...
- of traditions around its commencement ceremonies. As a highly important symbolic event, a number of individual commencements have become historically...
- 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...
- Commencement of action is the formal procedure by which legal proceedings are initiated. Commencement of civil lawsuits begins when the plaintiff files...
- Commencement is the major debut studio album by American rock band Deadsy, released on May 14, 2002. Initially suspended upon distribution changes at Sire...
- M/V Commencement is a fireboat operated by the Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) in Tacoma, Washington. Commencement is powered by two 535-horsepower engines...
- recipients of postgraduate degrees. Additional midyear undergraduate commencements were held at the end of the fall terms from 1988 to 1993 and at several...
- 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 Day is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 25th Our Gang short subject to be released. Mickey gets in...