commencements

Meaning of commencements

plural noun
  1. the beginning of something.
    the commencement of the trial
    the date of commencement
  2. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on university or high-school students.
    a commencement address

Middle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier (see commence).

Information about commencements

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of commencements is: commencement.
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Hyphenation of commencements

com-mence-ments

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 13 chars.
  • commencements is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

commencements synonyms

Meaning the point in time or space at which something begins:

beginning

Meaning the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning:

start

Meaning a beginning; an initial part:

opening

Meaning the start or beginning of something:

outset

Meaning the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant:

onset

Meaning an act or instance of launching something:

launch

Meaning the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual:

initiation

Meaning the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity:

inception

Meaning the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being:

birth

Meaning the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favourable:

dawn

Meaning the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived:

origin

commencements antonyms

Meaning the end or finish of an event, process, or text:

conclusion

Words that rhyme with commencements

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