commencement
10
4.4
- noun
- /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
:
inicio
- We're less than two hours until commencement, and you're out gallivanting.
- Prior to commencement
- delay in commencement
- commencement of a project
Examples
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Informed consent was given by the student's mother prior to the commencement of the study.
Academic text (2013) -
We got an hour before commencement, right?
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- We thought you might like to choose your partners for commencement week.
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This will be the commencement of the social revolt.
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Mr. Jacoby thought it would be prudent for us to get acquainted with your facility prior to the actual commencement date.
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Tomorrow morning, the State Department is going to announce the commencement of diplomatic talks with Baako's new government.
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Informed consent was given by the student's mother prior to the commencement of the study.
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At 5 p.m., they sound their boat horns in unison to signal the commencement of cocktail hour.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The first part of something when it starts
∞
1.0
The time or place when something begins
350
1.0
The first part that marks the start of something, for example a ceremony
69
3.0
A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action
64
3.9
The beginning of something, especially the first part
61
6.9
The very start of an activity or project
37
3.7
The official start of an event or activity
15
4.7
The act of beginning something such as a project
The first moment when a race or event begins
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
3.5
A formal university event where graduates get their degrees and hear speeches
- Formal
1
3.9
A day when a college or university gives degrees to graduating students in a ceremony
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Commencement comes from the verb commence, which means 'to begin'. So a commencement is the moment something starts, the beginning of an action or event.