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   Com·mence·ment

   /kəˈmensm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a beginning or start: "at the commencement of training"
   • 2. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on graduating students: North American "a commencement address"

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

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