how to pronounce commencement

/kɔ.mɑ̃s.mɑ̃/

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the above transcription of commencement is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

commencement is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑ̃

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ɑ̃

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An example use of commencement in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… plutôt un commencement nous publions une …”

meanings of commencement

noun:

Beginning, start.

commencement frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word commencement occurs in french on average 9.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.