re|com|mence|ment

re|com|mence|ment
re|com|mence|ment «REE kuh MEHNS muhnt», noun.
the act or fact of beginning anew.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • mence — com·mence; com·mence·ment; ve·he·mence; …   English syllables

  • commencement — com|mence|ment [kəˈmensmənt] n formal 1.) [U] the beginning of something commencement of ▪ the commencement of building work 2.) [U and C] AmE a ceremony at which university, college, or high school students receive their ↑diplomas = ↑graduation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • commencement — com|mence|ment [ kə mensmənt ] noun 1. ) count or uncount FORMAL the beginning of something 2. ) count AMERICAN a GRADUATION ceremony …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • commencement — com·mence·ment …   English syllables

  • 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

  • Recommencement — Re com*mence ment ( ment), n. A commencement made anew. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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