Commencement vs Debut - What's the difference?
commencement | debut | Related terms |
The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
:: Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.
The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.
A performer's first-time performance to the public.
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(transitive, chiefly, US) to formally introduce, as to the public
to make one's initial formal appearance
Commencement is a related term of debut.
As nouns the difference between commencement and debut
is that commencement is the first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start while debut is debut.commencement
English
Noun
(en noun)- The time of Henry VII ... nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history. -allam.
- 1800 , William Took, View of the Russian empire during the reign of Catharine the Second
Coordinate terms
* (graduation ceremony) (l)References
* English contranyms ----debut
English
(wikipedia debut)Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)- Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
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Verb
(en verb)- Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.
- Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.