commencement
(noun)
noun
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
Similar word(s): beginning, first, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start
Definition categories: time, point
2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
Similar word(s): graduation
Definition categories: event, exercise
3. the act of starting something
Similar word(s): beginning, start
Definition categories: act
Sentences with commencement as a noun:
- The time of Henry VII ... nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history. -allam.1800, William Took, View of the Russian empire during the reign of Catharine the SecondYet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.