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Noun: commencement  ku'mensmunt
  1. The time at which something is supposed to begin
    - beginning, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
     
  2. An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
    - commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise
     
  3. The act of starting something
    - beginning, start

Derived forms: commencements

See also: commence

Type of: change of state, exercise, point, point in time

Encyclopedia: Commencement