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