different between commencement vs nascence
commencement
English
Etymology
From French commencement; analyzable as commence +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??m?nsm?nt/
- Hyphenation: com?mence?ment
Noun
commencement (countable and uncountable, plural commencements)
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing
- The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.
- Synonyms: rise, origin, beginning, start, dawn
- The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.
Coordinate terms
- (graduation ceremony): convocation
Related terms
- commence
Translations
References
- commencement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
Old French comencement, corresponding to commencer +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.m??s.m??/
Noun
commencement m (plural commencements)
- beginning, start
Further reading
- “commencement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Old French comencement, corresponding to commencer +? -ment
Noun
commencement m (plural commencemens)
- beginning, start
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nascence
English
Etymology
From Latin nascentem (“arising young, immature”), present participle of nasci (“to be born”) (Old Latin gnasci; see genus).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?ne?.s?ns/
Noun
nascence (plural nascences)
- (rare) Birth.
- 2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel, Fleming H Revell Company (?ISBN):
- He had discerned that I was with child. He was a physician first. When he came around offering to see me through my baby's nascence, Mother so thoroughly scolded him for his audacity that he was again left speechless. "I will see to the birth ..."
- 2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel, Fleming H Revell Company (?ISBN):
- Coming into being; inception, beginning.
- 2014, Terry Rey, Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy, Routledge (?ISBN), page 119:
- Careful examination of Romaine's prophecy reveals the operative nature of the Kongolese religious habitus in the nascence of Haitian Vodou, a religion that truly began to crystallize during the Revolution.
- 2014, Terry Rey, Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy, Routledge (?ISBN), page 119:
References
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