Synonyms for commencement
See commencement in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:
beginning, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination, start. (Informal) kickoff. See startThe initial stage of a developmental process:
beginning, birth, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring, start. See start
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