commencement ceremony commencement • commencement day · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · commencement ceremony · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 21 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred. Synonyms: commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · commencement · · Synonym 1 commencement exercise · · Synonym 2 graduation · · Synonym 3 graduation exercise · · Synonym 4 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079