commencement
noun /kəˈmensmənt/
/kəˈmensmənt/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]- (formal) beginning
- the commencement of the financial year
- You will be required to enrol at the commencement of each academic year.
- (North American English) a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas synonym graduationTopics Educationc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.