<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities.</li><li>The ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year.</li><li>The day on which this ceremony takes place.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To unite or combine.</li><li>To become solid or firm.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Consolidated (def 2).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>