Useful english dictionary. 2012.
commencement exercise — noun an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred • Syn: ↑commencement, ↑commencement ceremony, ↑graduation, ↑graduation exercise • Derivationally related forms: ↑graduate (for: ↑grad … Useful english dictionary
Commencement — may refer to: Graduation, the ceremony at which students receive academic degrees Commencement speech Commencement (The West Wing) Commencement (album), by Deadsy Commencement, a novel by J. Courtney Sullivan about Smith College Commencement , a… … Wikipedia
commencement — late 13c., beginning, from O.Fr. comencement beginning, start (Mod.Fr. commencement), from comencier (see COMMENCE (Cf. commence)). Meaning school graduation ceremony attested by 1850, Amer.Eng. (Sense entrance upon the privileges of a master or… … Etymology dictionary
commencement — [n] ceremony marking the beginning of stage admission, alpha, birth, bow, celebration, convocation, countdown, curtain raiser*, dawn, dawning, genesis, graduation, initiation, kickoff*, onset, opener, opening, outset, proem, services, start,… … New thesaurus
commencement — ► NOUN 1) the beginning of something. 2) N. Amer. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred … English terms dictionary
Commencement at CCSU — Central Connecticut State University s annual Commencement Exercises are held each May at the XL Center in Hartford. In most years, a separate graduation ceremony for recipients of advanced degrees is held on campus at Herbert D. Welte Hall. The… … Wikipedia
Commencement speech — Kent Beck giving a commencement speech George H. W. Bush and … Wikipedia
ceremony — noun 1 formal public/religious event ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ quiet, simple ▪ elaborate, glittering (BrE), lavish … Collocations dictionary
commencement — /keuh mens meuhnt/, n. 1. an act or instance of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities. 2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year. 3. the day on which this ceremony takes place.… … Universalium
commencement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. beginning; graduation; exercises. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A beginning] Syn. genesis, start, initiation; see origin 1 . 2. [Graduation ceremony] Syn. convocation, graduation, commencement exercises,… … English dictionary for students
