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- Dictionarycommencement/kəˈmɛnsm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the beginning of something: "the commencement of the trial"
- 2. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on university or high-school students: North American "a commencement address"
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COMMENCEMENT definition: 1. the beginning of something: 2. a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMMENCEMENT is an act, instance, or time of commencing. How to use commencement in a sentence.
COMMENCEMENT meaning: 1. the beginning of something: 2. a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees 3…. Learn more.
Commencement definition: an act or instance of commencing; beginning. See examples of COMMENCEMENT used in a sentence.
A commencement is the act of starting out, or blazing a new trail. The suffix -ment makes the word commencement a noun — a thing, an activity, a start. The word can be used for the beginning of anything, from a business meeting to a vacation trip to a marriage.
Commencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.
n. 1. an act 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 this ceremony takes place.
