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commenced

American  
[kuh-menst] / kəˈmɛnst /

adjective

  1. started or begun.

    The newly commenced shipping service will provide customers with safer and faster cargo movement.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of commence.

Other Word Forms

  • uncommenced adjective
  • well-commenced adjective

Etymology

Origin of commenced

commence + -ed 2 ( def. )

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