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Definition of commencement
1 : an act, instance, or time of commencing They awaited the commencement of the trial.
2a : the ceremonies or the day for conferring degrees or diplomas A Nobel Prize winner will speak at the commencement.b : the period of activities at this time Commencement will kick off with a family reception followed by a banquet.
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Examples of commencement in a Sentence
A poet will speak at the commencement.
there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed
Recent Examples of commencement from the Web
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Friday’s talk was a curtain-raiser, preceding the Dalai Lama’s commencement speech at UC San Diego on Saturday.
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Rebekah Crane, left, is congratulated by 7th-graders Mia Culver, center, and Sydne Sanders after the commencement program last week at Trinity Lutheran School in Tinley Park.
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Darrin Madeley, director of athletics, gave the commencement address.
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A lead organizer of the Women’s March on Washington is scheduled to speak at a college commencement ceremony in New York City, despite protests from critics who don’t like her views on Israel.
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O'Hara also introduced Michael Romanelli, the commencement speaker and this year's recipient of the Rev. Charles K. Riepe Award.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s commencement speech at the historic black university Bethune-Cookman did not go well.
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Listen to commencement speakers at college graduations this season and you’ll be inspired to scale mountains, discover cures, end hunger, invent a pollution-free energy source, and write The Great American Novel.
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The commencement address was delivered by Dr. Kristin D. Baker, who has practiced psychiatry in various settings in Concord over the past 23 years.
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Origin and Etymology of commencement
see commence
Other Education Terms
COMMENCEMENT Defined for English Language Learners
commencement
playDefinition of commencement for English Language Learners
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: the time when something begins
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: a ceremony during which degrees or diplomas are given to students who have graduated from a school or college
COMMENCEMENT Defined for Kids
commencement
playDefinition of commencement for Students
1 : graduation exercises
2 : the act or the time of beginning We look forward to commencement of the school year.
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