beginning; start; commencement.

British .

the act of graduating or earning a university degree, usually a master's or doctor's degree, esp. at Cambridge University.

the graduation ceremony; commencement.

noun

conclusion , end , ending , finish

noun

birth , commencement , dawn , derivation , fountain , inauguration , initiation , kickoff , origin , outset , provenance , provenience , rise , root , source , start , well , wellspring , incipience , incipiency , launch , leadoff , opening , origination , beginning , genesis , nascence , nascency , onset , spring , arrival , principium