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commencement a. US and Canadian a ceremony for the presentation of awards at secondary schools b. US a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Harling came to the Opera House to hear the Commencement exercises, and I looked at her most of the time while I made my speech. When the doctors were left alone, the family doctor began timidly explaining his opinion, that there was a commencement of tuberculous trouble, but. It was consequently necessary to name some other period for the commencement of actual felicity-- to have some other point on which her wishes and hopes might be fixed, and by again enjoying the pleasure of anticipation, console herself for the present, and prepare for another disappointment. |
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