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Definition of: commence
(kə·mens′) v.t. & v.i. ·menced, ·menc·ing
To give origin to; begin; initiate; have or make a beginning; originate; start. See synonyms under INSTITUTE. [<OF comencer <L com- together + initiare begin <in- in + ire go]
—com·menc′er noun
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