Lexic.us

Definition of Commencement ceremony

1. Noun. An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Commencement Ceremony

Literary usage of Commencement ceremony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Glimpses of Fifty Years: The Autobiography of an American Woman by Frances Elizabeth Willard (1889)
"... a momentous public occasion, and in looking over the data for the present history I came upon the handsome printed program of that commencement ceremony ..."

2. The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow by Isaac Barrow, William Whewell (1859)
"There is another oration in the Opúsculo, undated, but plainly belonging to the commencement ceremony of 1676. It is entitled simply Oratio Habita in ..."

3. Fifth Avenue Events: A Brief Account of Some of the Most Interesting Events by Fifth Avenue Bank of New York (1916)
"It was quite an exclusive gathering such as might have graced a college commencement ceremony. The general public was not admitted. ..."

4. Sdi: A View From Europe by Robert C. Hughes (1995)
"... his speech was delivered at the commencement ceremony for the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on May 30, 1985. ..."

5. The American Journal of Education and College Review by Absalom Peters, Henry Barnard, Samuel Sidwell Randall (1856)
"... he was said incipere, to commence the vocation ; and the commencement ceremony was his induction into office. The Master, or perfect graduate, ..."

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