What is the meaning of Commencement?

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(n.) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
(n.) The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

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MLA	Webster's. "commencement" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/commencement/definitions/1989324>

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