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De - Pt| English Dictionary: 'commencement | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Commencement \Com*mence"ment\, n. [F. commencement.] 1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start. The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed [bd]modern history.[b8] --Hallam. 2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others. | |
