English-Thai Dictionary
commencement
N การ พบปะ ของ ผู้สำเร็จการศึกษา kan-pob-pa-kong-pu-sam-red-kan-suek-sa
commencement
N การ เริ่มต้น kan-roem-ton
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMMENCEMENT
n. 1. Beginning; rise; origin; first existence; as the commencement of New Style in 1752; the commencement of hostilities in 1775.
2. The time when students in colleges commence bachelors; a day in which degrees are publicly conferred on students who have finished a collegiate education. In Cambridge, Eng. , the day when masters of arts and doctors complete their degrees.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMMENCEMENT
Com *mence "ment, n. Etym: [F. comencement.]
1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginnig; start. The time of Henry VII... nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed "modern history. "
2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
New American Oxford Dictionary
commencement
com mence ment |kəˈmensmənt kəˈmɛnsmənt | ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a beginning or start: at the commencement of training. 2 a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on graduating students: [ as modifier ] : a commencement address. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier (see commence ).
Oxford Dictionary
commencement
com ¦mence |ment |kəˈmɛnsm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 the beginning of something: the commencement of the trial | [ mass noun ] : the date of commencement. 2 N. Amer. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on university or high-school students: [ as modifier ] : a commencement address. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier (see commence ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
commencement
commencement noun 1 the commencement of the festivities: beginning, start, opening, outset, onset, launch, initiation, inception, origin; informal kickoff. 2 commencement ceremonies: graduation, convocation.
Oxford Thesaurus
commencement
commencement noun formal students shall enrol at the commencement of the academic session: beginning, start, starting point, opening, outset, onset, launch, initiation, inception, birth, dawn, origin; day one; informal kick-off. ANTONYMS conclusion.
French Dictionary
commencement
commencement n. m. nom masculin 1 Début, premier moment. : Le commencement du monde. Ce jour marque le commencement de notre amitié. SYNONYME création ; origine . ANTONYME fin . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • origine, ce qui sert de point de départ; • prélude, ce qui précède quelque chose; • principe, ce qui désigne la cause première. 2 Première partie. : Le commencement du livre n ’est pas très intéressant.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
commencement
com m é nce ment 名詞 1 C U ⦅かたく ⦆開始, 始まり (beginning ).2 C ⦅主に米 ⦆〖通例複合語で 〗学位授与式 (の日 ); (大学 高校などの )卒業式 (の日 ).~́ addr è ss ⦅米 ⦆卒業式の式辞 .~́ c è remony ⦅米 ⦆卒業式 .~́ sp è aker ⦅米 ⦆卒業式で式辞を述べる来賓 .~́ sp è ech ⦅米 ⦆卒業式での来賓の式辞 .