commencement
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·mence·ment /kəˈmensmənt/ AWL noun formal 1 [uncountable]BEGINNING the beginning of something 开始，开端commencement of the commencement of building work 建筑工程的破土动工► see thesaurus at beginning2. [countable, uncountable] American EnglishSEC a ceremony at which university, college, or high school students receive their diplomas 〔大学或高中的〕毕业典礼 SYN graduationExamples from the Corpus
commencement• Except in divorce proceedings, commencement by petition is now very rare.• Traditionally, societies have specified an age as being appropriate for marriage or union formation and the commencement of family building.• An allocation plan should be given to each student at the commencement of training, setting out the holiday periods.• This then was the works at the commencement of the 1914-18 war.• At the commencement of the tournament it was made clear that referees had been instructed to apply Laws 18 and 19.• Efforts will therefore continue to find a suitable person before the commencement of next term.• Colin Powell was asked to give the commencement address.• It follows that one always knows the commencement date of a Community regulation without going outside the text of the regulation itself.• Contrary to many press reports, however, there was only one, unified, commencement.commencement of• the commencement of the trialcom·mence·ment nounChineseSyllable
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com‧mence‧ment AC /kəˈmensmənt/
noun formal1. [uncountable] the beginning of something
commencement of
the commencement of building work
2. [uncountable and countable] American English a ceremony at which university, college, or high school students receive their diplomas
SYN graduation
▪ beginning the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time: The beginning of the movie is very violent. | Let’s go back to the beginning.
▪start the beginning of something, or the way something begins: Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. | It was not a good start to the day. | The runners lined up for the start of the race.
▪commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: the commencement of the academic year | the commencement of the contract
▪origin the point from which something starts to exist: He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. | The tradition has its origins in medieval times.
▪the onset of something the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: the onset of winter | An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging.
▪dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.
▪birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: the birth of democracy in South Africa | the birth of the environmental movement
com‧mence‧ment AC /kəˈmensmənt/
noun formal1. [uncountable] the beginning of somethingcommencement of
2. [uncountable and countable] American English a ceremony at which university, college, or high school students receive their diplomas
SYN graduation
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