com|mence|ment — «kuh MEHNS muhnt», noun. 1. the act or fact of commencing. 2. time of commencing; beginning; start: »to look forward to the commencement of spring; ... the origin and commencement of this grief (Shakespeare). 3. a) the day during which diplomas… … Useful english dictionary
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re|com|mence|ment — «REE kuh MEHNS muhnt», noun. the act or fact of beginning anew … Useful english dictionary
re|com|mence — «REE kuh MEHNS», verb, menced, menc|ing. –v.i. to begin again to be; begin anew. –v.t. to cause to begin again to be; begin again. ╂[< Old French recommencer < re re + commencer. Compare etym. under commence. (Cf. ↑commence)] … Useful english dictionary
com·mence·ment — /kəˈmɛnsmənt/ noun, pl ments formal 1 [noncount] : the time when something begins : ↑beginning usually + of They awaited the commencement of the trial. It s the first attempt at peace since the commencement [=start … Useful english dictionary
mence — com·mence; com·mence·ment; ve·he·mence; … English syllables
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
com|menc´er — com|mence «kuh MEHNS», verb, menced, menc|ing. –v.i. 1. to begin; start: »The play will commence at eight o clock. I have wondered many times what I might do with the money, once I commenced to collect my Social Security (Peter Smith). SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
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com- — prefix (also co , col , con , cor ) with, together, jointly, altogether. Usage: com is used before b, m, p, and occas. before vowels and f; co esp. before vowels, h, and gn; col before l, cor before r, and con before other consonants. Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
