commencement
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(noun) an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
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Synonyms: commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation, graduation exercise |
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Related Words: exercise |
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(noun) the time at which something begins; "They got an early start" |
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Synonyms: beginning, first, kickoff, offset, outset, start, starting time |
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Related Words: birth, incipience, incipiency, point, point in time, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold |
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(noun) the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
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Synonyms: beginning, start |
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Related Words: Creation, accession, activation, attack, change of state, constitution, debut, entry, establishment, face-off, first appearance, first step, formation, foundation, founding, groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony, inauguration, initiation, initiative, installation, installing, installment, instauration, institution, introduction, jump ball, kickoff, launching, moving in, occupation, occupying, opening, opening move, organisation, organization, origination, recommencement, resumption, rise to power, scrum, scrummage, startup, tone-beginning, unveiling |
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