commencement

com·mence·ment  (k-mnsmnt)

n.

1. A beginning; a start.

2.

a. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.

b. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.

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commencement [kəˈmɛnsmənt]

n

1. the beginning; start

2. (Social Science / Education)

a.  US and Canadian a ceremony for the presentation of awards at secondary schools

b.  US a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commencement - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, start, kickoff, beginning, first birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting point threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"
	2.	commencement - an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation exercise, graduation baccalaureate - a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
	3.	commencement - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" beginning, start change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics jumping-off point, point of departure, springboard - a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" activation - making active and effective (as a bomb) tone-beginning, attack - a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" first appearance, introduction, debut, entry, launching, unveiling - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players first step, opening move, initiative, opening - the first of a series of actions groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony - the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project housing start - the act of starting to construct a house icebreaker - a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker" inauguration, startup - the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes" founding, instauration, origination, initiation, innovation, creation, institution, introduction, foundation - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" installation, installing, instalment, installment - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" jump ball - (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate kickoff - (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score recommencement, resumption - beginning again scrum, scrummage - (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession startup - the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"

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commencement

noun beginning, start, opening, launch, birth, origin, dawn, outset, onset, initiation, inauguration, inception, embarkation All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.

Translations

commencement [kəˈmensmənt] N

1. (frm) (= start) → comienzo m, principio m

2. (US) (Univ) → (ceremonia f de) graduación f, (ceremonia f de) entrega f de diplomas

commencement [kəˈmɛnsmənt] n

(= beginning) → commencement m

(US) (= graduation) → remise f des diplômes

commencement

n

(form) → Beginn m

(Univ, Cambridge, Dublin, US) → Abschlussfeier f (zur Verleihung der Diplome etc)

commencement [kəˈmɛnsmənt] n (frm) → inizio