commencement :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

graduation, commencement, commencement exercises, graduation exercises

n. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

n. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise

n. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

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advent, coming

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

appearance

n. the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

approach, approaching, coming

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

onset, oncoming

n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

beginning

n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

generation

n. the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

origin, origination, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

infancy, babyhood, early childhood

n. the early stage of growth or development

dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

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finish, finishing

n. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

finish

n. (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"

completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

n. a concluding action

middle

n. time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"

end, ending

n. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

termination, expiration, expiry

n. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

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