Yes, it is a noun form of the verb to institute (found, begin). It has a variety of meaning, ranging from the generic (a formation or beginning), to educational enterprises, to a euphemism for an asylum or sanitorium.
Begin
Commencing means to begin.
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Kyoto Protocol - an international agreement which sets binding emission reduction targets
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Some words that begin with "terr" meaning land are terrain, terrestrial, territory, and terra firma.
To commence or begin again., To begin anew to be; to act again as., To commence again or anew.
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To start over; to begin anew.