<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>beginning;</li><li>start;</li><li>commencement.</li><li>Synonyms: conception, root, source, outset, origin.</li><li>British: the act of graduating or earning a university degree, usually a master's or doctor's degree, especially at Cambridge University.</li><li>the graduation ceremony; commencement.</li><li>(in science fiction) the act of instilling an idea into someone's mind by entering their dreams.</li></ul>