Commencement and Initial

Commencement noun - The point at which something begins.

Initial and commencement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Initial" instead a noun "Commencement".

Nearby Words: commence, commenced, commencing

Initial noun - The first letter of a word (especially a person's name).

Commencement and initial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commencement" instead a noun "Initial".

Nearby Words: initiate, initiation, initialing, initialed, initialize