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commencement definition

com·mence·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. the act or time of commencing; beginning; start
  2. the ceremonies at which degrees or diplomas are conferred at a school or college
  3. the day when this takes place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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