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commence verb

  /kəˈmens/ , /kəˈmɛns/
  • (intransitive) To begin, start.
  • (transitive) To begin, start.
 beginnen, anfangen

commencement

Schulabschlussfeier

commencement noun

  /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
  • (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
 Abschlussfeier
  • The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
 Anfangen
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