The meaning of COMMENCEMENT is an act, instance, or time of commencing. How to use commencement in a sentence.

A commencement is also a ceremony at which students formally receive their diplomas (= documents to show they have successfully completed their studies).

COMMENCEMENT definition: an act or instance of commencing; beginning. See examples of commencement used in a sentence.

Anything that begins has a moment of commencement. That's why a graduation ceremony is called a commencement — a graduate is embarking on a new life, and the commencement …

Definition of commencement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Commencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.

com•mence•ment (kəˈmɛns mənt) n. 1. an act of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities. 2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the …

com•mence•ment (kə mens′ mənt), n. an act or instance of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the …

5 days ago · The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University 2026 Commencement returns to FirstBank Stadium This is the first time in three years commencement has returned to campus.

commencement, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary