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How to pronounce “commencement”
Hear “commencement” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for commencement
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of commencement with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- An Evening With
ALAN LIGHT: Commencement lecture, yes.
- Definition summary
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce commencement
An Evening With

ALAN LIGHT: Commencement lecture, yes.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “commencement”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
- (education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
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Similar Sounds
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