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grad⋅u⋅a⋅tion

[graj-oo-ey-shuhn]
–noun
1. an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME graduacion < ML graduātiōn- (s. of graduātiō). See graduate, -ion
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grad·u·a·tion   (grāj'ōō-ā'shən)   
n.  
    1. Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies.

    2. A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred; a commencement.

    3. A division or interval on a graduated scale.

    4. A mark indicating the boundary of such an interval.

    1. A division or interval on a graduated scale.

    2. A mark indicating the boundary of such an interval.

  1. An arrangement in or a division into stages or degrees.

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