Associations to the word «Commencement»
Noun
- Keynote
- Admiralty
- Hostility
- Oration
- Graduation
- Si
- Ceremony
- Tacoma
- Inauguration
- Mater
- Address
- Baccalaureate
- Act
- Doctorate
- Termination
- Alma
- Exercise
- Speaker
- Pension
- Provision
- Guernsey
- Graduate
- Apprenticeship
- Saving
- Kenyon
- Persons
- Memoir
- Epoch
- Scotland
- No
- Repeal
- Asylum
- Wellesley
- Speech
- Lending
- Regeneration
- Amendment
- Reign
- Immigration
- Undertaking
- Ordinance
- Claimant
- Dartmouth
- Harvard
- Debtor
- Diploma
- Copyright
- Redress
- Assent
- Marshall
- Laws
- Defamation
- Session
- Close
- Order
- Homecoming
- Completion
- Alumnus
- Proceeding
- Enactment
- Duc
- Adoption
- Senior
- Undergraduate
- Reform
- Justice
- Westerly
- Betting
- Barnard
- Au
- Wales
Adjective
Wiktionary
COMMENCEMENT, noun. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
COMMENCEMENT, noun. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
COMMENCEMENT, noun. A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.
Dictionary definition
COMMENCEMENT, noun. The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her".
COMMENCEMENT, noun. An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred.
COMMENCEMENT, noun. The act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.