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Traditional English :: commence
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intr. formal begin. [ME f. OF com(m)encier f. Rmc (as COM-, L initiare INITIATE)] |
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Traditional English :: commencement
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formal 1 a beginning.
2 esp. US a ceremony of degree conferment. [ME f. OF (as COMMENCE)] |
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Traditional English :: commend
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commentary.html - v.tr. 1 (often foll. by to) entrust, commit (commends his soul to God). 2 praise (commends her singing voice). 3 recommend (method commends itself). commend me to archaic remember me kindly to. highly commended (of a competitor etc.) just missing the top places. [ME f. L commendare (as COM-, mendare = mandare entrust: see MANDATE )] |
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Traditional English :: commendable
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commentary.html - adj. praiseworthy. commendably adv. [ME f. OF f. L commendabilis (as COMMEND)] |
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Traditional English :: commendation
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1 an act of commending or recommending (esp. a person to another's favour).
2 praise. [ME f. OF f. L commendatio (as COMMEND)] |
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Traditional English :: commendatory
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commending, recommending. [LL commendatorius (as COMMEND)] |
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