- commencement day
- nounthe day on which university degrees are conferred• Syn: ↑degree day• Hypernyms: ↑day
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commencement day
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Commencement — Com*mence ment, n. [F. commencement.] 1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start. [1913 Webster] The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commencement — [kə mens′mənt] n. 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 … English World dictionary
DAY AND NIGHT — The profound psychological effect made on man by the regular change from day to night is a theme in the aggadah, epitomized in Adam s fear upon watching the first sunset (Av. Zar. 8a). In the Scriptures and in the aggadah, night has negative… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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 — noun a) 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. allam. b) The day when degrees are conferred by … Wiktionary
commencement — com•mence•ment [[t]kəˈmɛns mənt[/t]] n. 1) an act of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities[/ex] 2) edu the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year 3) edu the day this ceremony takes… … From formal English to slang
commencement of action at law — At common law, an action was commenced and pending from the first moment of the day on which the writ was issued and bore teste. Newman v Chapman, 23 Va (2 Rand) 93. For definition in accord with modern practice, See commencement of action … Ballentine's law dictionary
commencement — n. 1. Beginning, outset, opening. 2. Graduation day, day of conferring degrees … New dictionary of synonyms
